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Hardwick vs Putney vs Woodbury
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).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Putney | Woodbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,965Highest |
2,622 |
659Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
54.5±8.8Highest 26% above VT |
| Woodbury 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% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Woodbury 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% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
35.8%±14.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.6% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
0%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$79,706±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$84,545±$16k 4% above VT |
| 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 42% below VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$311,200±$57kHighest about the VT average |
| Woodbury and Putney 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 |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
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| Hardwick and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,351Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$4,609 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±41.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4 VT: 48.4% |
73.3%±95.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Woodbury and Putney 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% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4% VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1970 6 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 23% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.6%±6.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Putney 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | 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.