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Hartland vs Westminster vs North Hartland
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 highest household income ($86k).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
North Hartland has the most renters (46% rent).
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 | North Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,460Highest |
2,999 |
322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 55.8±5.1 29% above VT |
53.5±3.7Lowest 24% above VT |
59.2±4.6Highest 37% above VT |
| North Hartland 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% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.4%±17.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
23%±12.3Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
0%±4.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,136±$23kHighest 6% above VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$51,161±$50kLowest 37% below VT |
| Hartland and Westminster 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 |
$420,000±$354kHighest 33% above VT |
| North Hartland and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$126 26% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,437Highest 28% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.1%±89.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and North Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
28.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
54%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 4% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±8.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| 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.