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Hardwick vs Sheffield vs Pittsford
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 highest household income ($92k).
Sheffield has the youngest population (median age 42).
Pittsford has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Sheffield | Pittsford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,965Highest |
573Lowest |
2,892 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
47.7±6.3Highest 11% above VT |
| Pittsford 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% |
17.1%±6.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Sheffield and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Hardwick and Pittsford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.7% VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Sheffield and Pittsford 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 |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
$69,705±$7k 14% below VT |
| Hardwick and Pittsford 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 |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
$197,000±$33kHighest 38% below VT |
| Pittsford and Hardwick 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 |
$967±$79Highest 22% below VT |
$781±$167Lowest 37% below VT |
| Sheffield and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,351Highest 14% below VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
$3,378 33% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.5%±12.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield 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% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 23% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±6.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Hardwick and Pittsford 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 | — | #54 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 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| 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.