Compare towns
Hardwick vs St. Albans vs Windsor
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).
St. Albans has the most expensive homes ($263k median).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.2%).
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 | St. Albans | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,965Lowest |
6,954Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.1±7.4Highest 9% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Hardwick and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| St. Albans and Windsor 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% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% VT: 43.8% |
31.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| St. Albans 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 |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| St. Albans and Windsor 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 |
$4,436 12% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans 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% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Highest 14 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 23% above VT |
23 minLowest 4% below VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| St. Albans and Hardwick 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | Hazen Union High School | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.6Lowest |
11.4Highest |
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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.