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Hartland vs Westminster vs Middlesex
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 shortest commute (23 min average).
Westminster has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Westminster | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,460Highest |
2,999 |
1,943Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 55.8±5.1Highest 29% above VT |
53.5±3.7 24% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
| Hartland and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Hartland and Westminster 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% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Middlesex 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 |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
| Middlesex and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
| Middlesex and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,437 28% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.1%±89.7 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 4% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Hartland School District | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.