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Hardwick vs Concord vs Greensboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hardwick has the most renters (23.6% rent).
Concord has the most homeowners (93.6%).
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | Hardwick | Concord | Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,965Highest |
1,145 |
633Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% VT: +2.8% |
-7.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.1±7.4Lowest 9% above VT |
49.8±6.6 16% above VT |
54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
| Greensboro and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.9%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Concord and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27%±5.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±4 VT: 21.4% |
37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7% VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
56.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Greensboro and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$73,304±$9kLowest 10% below VT |
$91,750±$18k 13% above VT |
| Hardwick and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39k 42% below VT |
$159,300±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$392,400±$59kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,111±$29 10% below VT |
$1,113±$58Highest 10% below VT |
| Greensboro and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,351 14% below VT |
$3,026Lowest 40% below VT |
$5,786Highest 15% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±41.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±82.4 VT: 48.4% |
27.5%±49.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Hardwick and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7% VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 23% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6 VT: 16.9% |
8.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Greensboro 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 | #68 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 |
| High school in town | Hazen Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6 |
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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.