Compare towns
St. Albans vs Hardwick vs St. Johnsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
St. Albans has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.6%).
Hardwick has the highest household income ($92k).
St. Johnsbury has the most people working from home (17.6%).
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 | St. Albans | Hardwick | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 6,954 |
2,965Lowest |
7,368Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
47.1±7.4Highest 9% above VT |
42.8±3.8 about the VT average |
| Hardwick and St. Johnsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Johnsbury and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Hardwick and St. Johnsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.7% VT: 43.8% |
33.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$57,738±$9kLowest 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,400±$18kHighest 17% below VT |
$184,700±$39k 42% below VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
$875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$914±$44 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,436Highest 12% below VT |
$4,351 14% below VT |
$3,916Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
48%±11Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1962Highest 14 yrs older than VT |
1944Lowest 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 4% below VT |
29 minHighest 23% above VT |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| St. Johnsbury and St. Albans 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 | #46 of 70 in VT | #68 of 70 in VT | #60 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | — |
| High school in town | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | Hazen Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.4Highest |
8.6Lowest |
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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.