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Hartford Village vs Whiting vs Athens
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartford Village has the most renters (39.1% rent).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% under 18).
Athens has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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.
| Measure | Hartford Village | Whiting | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 426Lowest |
532Highest |
431 |
| Median age | 45.1±15.8 5% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
47.3±6.5Highest 10% above VT |
| Athens 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%±12.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting 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% |
13%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Athens and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.3Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
4.9%±3 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Athens 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 |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
| Hartford Village and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,600±$249k 12% below VT |
$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT |
$240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
| Whiting 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±$270Highest about the VT average |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,125±$537Lowest 9% below VT |
| Hartford Village and Whiting 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 |
$4,227Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,438 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±45.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting and Athens 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% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Athens and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.