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Hardwick vs Montgomery vs Pomfret
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 affordable homes ($185k median).
Pomfret has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
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.
| Measure | Hardwick | Montgomery | Pomfret |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,965Highest |
1,047 |
908Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.1±7.4Lowest 9% above VT |
51.5±11.3 19% above VT |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
| Pomfret and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hardwick and Montgomery 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% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.8% VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Montgomery 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 |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
$84,229±$8k 4% above VT |
| Hardwick and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$323,200±$45k about the VT average |
$399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
| Pomfret and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$406 29% below VT |
$868±$209Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,170±$98Highest 5% below VT |
| Pomfret and Hardwick 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 |
$4,326Lowest 14% below VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Hardwick 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% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1970 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 23% above VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Montgomery 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 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| 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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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.