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Hardwick vs Walden vs Greensboro
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).
Walden has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
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 | Walden | Greensboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,965Highest |
1,037 |
633Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.1±7.4Lowest 9% above VT |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
| Greensboro and Walden 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% |
14.3%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hardwick and Walden 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% |
20.4%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Greensboro 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% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
56.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.8%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Greensboro and Walden 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 |
$88,000±$15kLowest 8% above VT |
$91,750±$18k 13% above VT |
| Hardwick and Greensboro 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 |
$238,900±$23k 25% below VT |
$392,400±$59kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$900±$136 27% below VT |
$1,113±$58Highest 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,351 14% below VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,786Highest 15% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.5%±49.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 23% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Walden and Greensboro 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 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | 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.