What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hancock has the youngest population (median age 33.8).

Athens has the most people working from home (19.3%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hancock	Athens
People
Population	435Highest	431Lowest
Median age	33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT	47.3±6.5Highest 10% above VT
	Athens and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9%	13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Hancock and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4%	21.6%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4%
	Athens and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	34.3%Highest VT: 43.8%	30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3.7%±3.6Lowest VT: 7%	4.9%±3Highest VT: 7%
	Athens and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$76,250±$34kHighest 6% below VT	$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT
	Hancock and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT	$240,400±$32kHighest 24% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT	$1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT
	Athens and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,511Lowest 30% below VT	$5,438Highest 8% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4%	43.5%±39Highest VT: 48.4%
	Athens and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1%	12.1%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2%	73.7%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT	1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 17% above VT	36 minHighest 53% above VT
Work from home	11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9%	19.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9%
	Athens and Hancock 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.