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Hardwick vs Middlesex vs Woodbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hardwick has the most renters (23.6% rent).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (18.2%).
Woodbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
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 | Middlesex | Woodbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,965Highest |
1,407 |
659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% U.S.: +7.4% |
-7.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.1±7.4Lowest 21% above U.S. |
55.3±6Highest 42% above U.S. |
54.5±8.8 40% above U.S. |
| Middlesex and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18%±3.8 U.S.: 22% |
21.5%±9.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Woodbury and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27%±5.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
24.6%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
35.8%±14.2Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Woodbury and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
48.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.3%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hardwick and Middlesex 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 U.S. |
$75,750±$21kLowest 6% below U.S. |
$84,545±$16k 5% above U.S. |
| Hardwick and Woodbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$208,100±$62k 37% below U.S. |
$311,200±$57kHighest 6% below U.S. |
| Woodbury and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$406Lowest 38% below U.S. |
$1,406±$672Highest about the U.S. average |
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| Middlesex and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,351 39% above U.S. |
$3,459Lowest 11% above U.S. |
$4,609Highest 48% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±41.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
29.1%±39Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
73.3%±95.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Woodbury and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
3.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
94.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 18 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1970 10 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 10% above U.S. |
25 minLowest 4% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.2%±6.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
13.6%±6.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Middlesex and Woodbury 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 | GORHAM-MIDDLESEX CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT (MARCUS WHITMAN) | 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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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.