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Pomfret vs Bartlett vs Hartford

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Pomfret has the most people working from home (30.3%).
Bartlett has grown the fastest since 2010 (+14.8%).
Hartford has the shortest commute (18 min average).

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.

MeasurePomfretBartlettHartford
People
Population
908Lowest
3,281
10,736Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+14.8%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+7.4%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
53.4±12.1
37% above U.S.
57.4±4.7Highest
48% above U.S.
43.2±3.9Lowest
11% above U.S.
Bartlett and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
15.4%±6
U.S.: 22%
7.5%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 22%
18%±3Highest
U.S.: 22%
Hartford and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.5%±6.5
U.S.: 17.2%
36.1%±9.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.5%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bartlett and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
47.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.4%±1.2
U.S.: 6.4%
0.1%±0.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$84,229±$8kHighest
4% above U.S.
$59,754±$9kLowest
26% below U.S.
$78,125±$7k
3% below U.S.
Pomfret and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$399,200±$144kHighest
20% above U.S.
$371,400±$78k
12% above U.S.
$304,500±$26kLowest
8% below U.S.
Pomfret and Bartlett are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,170±$98Lowest
17% below U.S.
$1,676±$97Highest
19% above U.S.
$1,218±$118
14% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,722Highest
116% above U.S.
$2,512Lowest
19% below U.S.
$5,773
85% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
24%±22.4Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
68.5%±37.9Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
44.6%±12.7
U.S.: 51.1%
Bartlett and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
81.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79%
U.S.: 65.2%
67.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1970Lowest
10 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 min
11% below U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
18 minLowest
30% below U.S.
Work from home
30.3%±10.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.5%±7.1Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
13.9%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #74 of 120 in NH #34 of 70 in VT
School district Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 Bartlett School District Hartford School District
High school in town None in town None in town Hartford High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.6
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.