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Danville vs Hartford vs Peacham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most homeowners (84.1%).
Hartford has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Peacham has the most people working from home (24.2%).
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 | Danville | Hartford | Peacham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
10,736Highest |
887Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% VT: +2.8% |
+7.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
43.2±3.9Lowest about the VT average |
50.1±5.7 16% above VT |
| Danville and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
18%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Peacham and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.6% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.4%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Peacham and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$78,125±$7k 4% below VT |
$90,000±$28kHighest 11% above VT |
| Peacham and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43kLowest 13% below VT |
$304,500±$26kHighest 4% below VT |
$302,000±$64k 5% below VT |
| Hartford and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,218±$118Highest about the VT average |
$1,028±$248Lowest 17% below VT |
| Hartford and Peacham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,773Highest 15% above VT |
$5,605 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Peacham and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
18 minLowest 22% below VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham and Danville 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 | — | Hartford School District | Peacham School District |
| High school in town | — | Hartford High School | None in town |
| 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.