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Hartland vs Danville vs Woodstock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hartland has the most homeowners (91.8%).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Woodstock has the most people working from home (32.8%).
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 | Hartland | Danville | Woodstock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,460Highest |
2,360Lowest |
3,027 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.8±5.1 29% above VT |
53.1±6Lowest 23% above VT |
56±3.6Highest 30% above VT |
| Woodstock and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±5.6 VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Danville and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
32.7%±5.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Woodstock and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hartland and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,136±$23k 6% above VT |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$120,938±$29kHighest 49% above VT |
| Woodstock and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,600±$39k 10% above VT |
$275,800±$43kLowest 13% below VT |
$582,000±$84kHighest 84% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,430±$346 16% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,437 28% above VT |
$4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
$9,449Highest 88% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.1%±89.7 VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.7%±17.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Woodstock and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.1% VT: 73.2% |
69.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 4% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
32.8%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Woodstock and Danville 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 | #29 of 70 in VT | — | #10 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Hartland School District | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Woodstock Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 11.5 |
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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.