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Hartford Village vs Wilder vs Athens
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering Hartford VillageWhite River Junction
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartford Village has the most kids (20.9% under 18).
Wilder has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Athens has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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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 | Wilder | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 426Lowest |
3,087Highest |
431 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +81.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±15.8Lowest 5% above VT |
45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
47.3±6.5Highest 10% above VT |
| Athens and Wilder 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% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Hartford Village and Athens 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% |
27.3%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Wilder and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.8% VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.3Lowest VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
4.9%±3 VT: 7% |
| Wilder 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 |
$75,143±$9k 7% below VT |
$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
| Hartford Village and Wilder 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 |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
$240,400±$32kLowest 24% below VT |
| Hartford Village and Wilder 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 |
$1,142±$451 7% below VT |
$1,125±$537Lowest 9% below VT |
| Hartford Village and Wilder 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 |
$5,505 9% above VT |
$5,438Lowest 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±45.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Athens and Wilder 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% |
9.3% VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 60.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
62.9% VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Highest 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 | 23 min about the VT average |
17 minLowest 29% below VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Athens and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.