Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The best of Mount Holly’s subject grades are a B+ for history and the outdoors; the weakest is a D for cost of living. Of the 72 Vermont towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Mount Holly. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 78% of U.S. towns. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 2 have a lower July high than Mount Holly. 30% of the land in Mount Holly is conserved, against 14% in Vermont’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Okemo State Forest, at 3,594 acres with 11.3 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Mount Holly has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Mount Holly beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Mount Holly is from typical.
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Census counts: 668 in 1800, a low of 517 in 1960, 1,385 in 2020. The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1941 and 4 maps from 1893 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Mount Holly, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Mount Holly.
21 miles of trail in 5 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Okemo State Forest | 11.3 mi | 3,594 |
| 2. Green Mountain National Forest | 1.5 mi | 3,116 |
| 3. Robert T. Stafford White Rocks National Recreation Area | — | 939 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Its public schools are run by the Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Holly SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 103 | D |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
Most working residents leave Mount Holly for work: only 2% work in town. At 27 minutes, Mount Holly’s average trip to work is where Vermont’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. The top destinations are Rutland (20%), Rutland (10%) and Ludlow (10%).
| Mount Holly | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Adults 18 to 34 are 11% of residents (22% statewide); people 65 and older are 28% of residents (22% statewide). The median age in Mount Holly is 53.5 years. 42% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 44% across Vermont.
| Mount Holly | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53.5 years | 43.7 years | 40.5 years |
| Aged 65 or older | 28% | 22% | 18% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 42% | 40% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 21% | 19% | 22% |
50% women, 50% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±4.5 points. Across Vermont, 50.4% of residents are women.
| Mount Holly | VT | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 9.9% | 9.1% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 11.3% | 8.8% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.1% | 10% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 7.5% | 11.9% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 10.5% | 12.3% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 10.4% | 12% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.3% | 14.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 20.4% | 13% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 7.6% | 8.5% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.9% | 5.1% | 10.4% |
| High school | 37% | 26.8% | 26% |
| Some college | 8.5% | 15.8% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8.7% | 8.6% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 22.8% | 25.2% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 19.1% | 18.6% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Mount Holly beats the Vermont average on 4 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 38% of Mount Holly adults have high blood pressure. Only 3 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Mount Holly.
| Mount Holly | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 38% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 30% | 35% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 13% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 30% | 36% |
| What stands out | Mount Holly | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 5.8% | 6.4% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.2% | 76.7% |
| More adults with obesity | 35.9% | 28.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mount Holly has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with plenty of rain. Mount Holly’s January low is 9°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 53% of U.S. communities. Since 2011, 7 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Mount Holly.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The typical Mount Holly home is worth about $402,000, up 4.1% in a year, close to the Vermont typical home. 92% of households own their home in Mount Holly.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Mount Holly. Close and well known come first.
40 mi LakeLake George
13 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
4 mi Ski areaOkemo Mountain119 runs · 2,165 ft vertical
23 mi Ski areaStratton Mountain Resort106 runs · 1,899 ft vertical
32 mi Ski areaMount Snow119 runs · 1,648 ft vertical
16 mi Ski areaBromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain67 runs · 1,297 ft verticalLake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Mount Snow: William J Sisti from Morristown, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Mount Holly; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Mount Holly residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
1,237 counted in 2010 and 1,385 in 2020; an estimated 1,373 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
4 notable people were born in Mount Holly.
Town in Vermont, United States
Mount Holly is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. It includes the hamlets of Belmont, Healdville, Hortonville, and Tarbellville. The population was 1,385 at the 2020 census.
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Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Yes. That is 5.9 years of the area's median household income ($68,616 across the Rutland, VT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
4 notable people were born here, including Julian Cook and Horatio Earle.
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