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Baltimore vs Cavendish vs Hartford

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Hartford has the most renters (32.2% rent).

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.

MeasureBaltimoreCavendishHartford
People
Population
361Lowest
1,242
10,736Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+7.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.2±10.3Highest
19% above VT
45.2±5.9
5% above VT
43.2±3.9Lowest
about the VT average
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8.9%±6.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.3%±4.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
18%±3
VT: 17.9%
Cavendish and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
14.7%±4.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
23.6%±2Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.5%±3.3
VT: 21.4%
Cavendish and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.3%
VT: 43.8%
47.6%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
VT: 7%
4.3%±1.9
VT: 7%
4.9%±1.7Highest
VT: 7%
Hartford and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$107,500±$16kHighest
32% above VT
$89,063±$29k
10% above VT
$78,125±$7kLowest
4% below VT
Baltimore and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27kLowest
31% below VT
$285,100±$40k
10% below VT
$304,500±$26kHighest
4% below VT
Hartford and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,000±$546Lowest
19% below VT
$1,218±$118Highest
about the VT average
Hartford and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329
14% below VT
$3,948Lowest
22% below VT
$5,773Highest
15% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
28.9%±27
VT: 48.4%
44.6%±12.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
Hartford and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
1.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
6.3%
VT: 10.1%
11.1%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.3%
VT: 73.2%
67.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977
1 yr newer than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minHighest
11% below VT
19 min
21% below VT
18 minLowest
22% below VT
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
18.5%±6.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
13.9%±3.5
VT: 16.9%
Cavendish and Hartford 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 — — #34 of 70 in VT
School district — Green Mountain Unified School District #77 Hartford School District
High school in town — None in town Hartford High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.6
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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.