Compare towns
Andover vs Hardwick vs Wallingford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Hardwick has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Wallingford has the most kids (18.7% under 18).
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 | Andover | Hardwick | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Lowest |
2,965Highest |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Andover and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wallingford and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Hardwick and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.7% VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Andover and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$92,297±$17k 14% above VT |
$80,230±$15kLowest about the VT average |
| Andover and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$891±$95 28% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Highest about the VT average |
$4,351Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 7% above VT |
29 minHighest 23% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | — | Hazen Union High School | None in town |
| 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.