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Addison vs Hardwick vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.4%).
Hardwick has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Addison | Hardwick | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175 |
2,965Highest |
690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$92,297±$17k 14% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
| Addison and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$4,351Lowest 14% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
29 minHighest 23% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | — |
| High school in town | — | Hazen Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.