What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hartford Village has the shortest commute (23 min average).

Newbury has the most people working from home (14.3%).

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	Newbury
People
Population	426Highest	393Lowest
Median age	45.1±15.8Lowest 5% above VT	48.3±14Highest 12% above VT
	Newbury and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	20.9%±12.4Highest VT: 17.9%	18.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Hartford Village and Newbury 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%	27.5%±9.8Highest VT: 21.4%
	Newbury 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%	38.2%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±3.3Lowest VT: 7%	6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7%
	Newbury 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±$74kHighest 14% above VT	$76,250±$23kLowest 6% below VT
	Hartford Village and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$277,600±$249kHighest 12% below VT	$275,900±$28kLowest 13% below VT
	Hartford Village and Newbury 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	$1,259±$401Highest about the VT average
	Newbury 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	$3,943Lowest 22% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	27.9%±45.5Lowest VT: 48.4%	51%±25.3Highest VT: 48.4%
	Newbury and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1%	9.2%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	60.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	67.8%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1962Highest 14 yrs older than VT	1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	23 minLowest about the VT average	30 minHighest 29% above VT
Work from home	0%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9%	14.3%±8.1Highest VT: 16.9%
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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.