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Athens vs Newbury vs North Hartland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Athens has the most people working from home (19.3%).
Newbury has the most kids (18.8% under 18).
North Hartland has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
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 | Athens | Newbury | North Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 431Highest |
393 |
322Lowest |
| Median age | 47.3±6.5Lowest 10% above VT |
48.3±14 12% above VT |
59.2±4.6Highest 37% above VT |
| North Hartland and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.4%±17.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Newbury and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.5%±9.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
23%±12.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Newbury and North Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3% VT: 43.8% |
38.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.9%±3 VT: 7% |
6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
0%±4.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Newbury and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,438±$30k 16% below VT |
$76,250±$23kHighest 6% below VT |
$51,161±$50kLowest 37% below VT |
| Newbury and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
$275,900±$28k 13% below VT |
$420,000±$354kHighest 33% above VT |
| North Hartland and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$537Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,259±$401Highest about the VT average |
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| Newbury and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,438Highest 8% above VT |
$3,943Lowest 22% below VT |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.5%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51%±25.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Newbury and North Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
28.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.8% VT: 73.2% |
54%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1956 20 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
30 min 29% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 19.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.3%±8.1 VT: 16.9% |
0%±8.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Athens and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.