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Hanover vs Hardwick vs Silver Creek
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hanover has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Hardwick has the most expensive homes ($185k median).
Silver Creek has the most kids (27.4% 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 | Hanover | Hardwick | Silver Creek |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,882Highest |
2,965 |
2,604Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.5%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 50.6±5.5Highest 30% above U.S. |
47.1±7.4 21% above U.S. |
36.8±2.6Lowest 5% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18%±3.9 U.S.: 22% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 26.7%±4.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
27%±5.9Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.8%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hardwick and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Silver Creek and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,563±$9k 11% below U.S. |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$63,854±$26kLowest 21% below U.S. |
| Hardwick and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $141,500±$16k 57% below U.S. |
$184,700±$39kHighest 44% below U.S. |
$125,400±$17kLowest 62% below U.S. |
| Hardwick and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $993±$105Highest 30% below U.S. |
$875±$406Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$967±$175 32% below U.S. |
| Hanover and Silver Creek are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,881Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$4,351Highest 39% above U.S. |
$3,350 7% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.5%±22.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
48.6%±41.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.3%±17Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hardwick and Hanover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
9.7%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
21.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
68.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1950 30 yrs older than U.S. |
1962Highest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
29 min 10% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.5%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.8%±6 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±13Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Silver Creek 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 | #196 of 484 in NY | #68 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | FORESTVILLE CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT · SILVER CREEK CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | — |
| High school in town | SILVER CREEK HIGH SCHOOL | Hazen Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.3Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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U.S. 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.