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Hartland vs Townshend vs Windham
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%).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
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 | Townshend | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,460Highest |
1,538 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 55.8±5.1Highest 29% above VT |
55.6±9.6 29% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Hartland and Townshend 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% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.4%±5.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Hartland and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hartland and Townshend 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 |
$78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham 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 |
$287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,074±$80 13% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,437Highest 28% above VT |
$5,364Lowest 6% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.1%±89.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Windham 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% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 4% below VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Windham 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 | — | — |
| School district | Hartland School District | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.