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Hartland vs Windsor 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 most people working from home (13.4%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
North Hartland has the most expensive homes ($420k median).
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 | Windsor | North Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,460Highest |
2,060 |
322Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 55.8±5.1 29% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% 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% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.4%±17.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor 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% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
23%±12.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor 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% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0%±4.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hartland and Windsor 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 |
$51,197±$4k 37% below VT |
$51,161±$50kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $348,600±$39k 10% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% 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 | — | $1,002±$107 19% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,437Highest 28% above VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.1%±89.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
45.2%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| North Hartland and Windsor 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% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
28.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
54% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1956 20 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minHighest 4% below VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 13.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
0%±8.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Hartland and Windsor 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Hartland School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.