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North Hartland vs Pittsfield vs Hartland
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering North HartlandPlainfield, NH
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Hartland has the most renters (46% rent).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
Hartland has the highest household income ($86k).
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 | North Hartland | Pittsfield | Hartland |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 322Lowest |
391 |
3,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 59.2±4.6Highest 37% above VT |
53.8±3.5Lowest 25% above VT |
55.8±5.1 29% 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 | 13.4%±17.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.5%±5.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hartland and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23%±12.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.4%±5.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±4.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Pittsfield and Hartland are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,161±$50kLowest 37% below VT |
$65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
$86,136±$23kHighest 6% above VT |
| Hartland and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,000±$354kHighest 33% above VT |
$313,300±$73kLowest about the VT average |
$348,600±$39k 10% 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 | — | $1,035±$140 16% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | — | $5,181Lowest about the VT average |
$6,437Highest 28% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.2%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43 VT: 48.4% |
31.1%±89.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| North Hartland and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 28.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 54%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
91.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 7% below VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
23 minHighest 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 0%±8.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.4%±6.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Hartland 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 |
| 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.