Compare towns
Hardwick vs Montgomery vs Windham
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).
Montgomery has the oldest population (median age 51.5).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,965Highest |
1,047 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
51.5±11.3Highest 19% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Montgomery and Hardwick 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% |
15.5%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest 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±$17k 14% above VT |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Hardwick 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 |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$406Highest 29% below VT |
$868±$209Lowest 30% below VT |
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| Hardwick and Montgomery 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 |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 23% above VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 | — |
| High school in town | Hazen Union High School | 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.