What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hartford Village has the most renters (39.1% rent).

Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hartford Village	Middlesex
People
Population	426Lowest	1,943Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	—	+2.8% VT: +2.8%
Median age	45.1±15.8Highest 5% above VT	44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT
	Hartford Village and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.9%±12.4Lowest VT: 17.9%	21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Middlesex and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	8.7%±10.3Lowest VT: 21.4%	20.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4%
	Middlesex and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	30.8%Lowest VT: 43.8%	54.7%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±3.3Lowest VT: 7%	5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7%
	Middlesex and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$92,500±$74kLowest 14% above VT	$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT
	Middlesex and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$277,600±$249kLowest 12% below VT	$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT
	Middlesex and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,221±$270Lowest about the VT average	$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT
	Middlesex and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$6,667Highest 32% above VT	$6,483Lowest 29% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.9%±45.5Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Hartford Village and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.2%Highest VT: 10.1%	3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	60.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	96.7%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT	1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest about the VT average	27 minHighest 17% above VT
Work from home	0%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9%	28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9%
Schools
School district	—	Washington Central Unified Union School District #92
High school in town	—	None in town
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Old photos in Our Story	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.