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Townshend vs Hardwick vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Hardwick has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k 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 | Townshend | Hardwick | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,538 |
2,965Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Townshend and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27%±5.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Hardwick and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hardwick and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
$92,297±$17k 14% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
| Windham and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$80Highest 13% below VT |
$875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
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| Townshend and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364 6% above VT |
$4,351Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 6% above VT |
29 minHighest 23% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Windham 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 | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | — |
| High school in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | Hazen Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.1Lowest |
8.6Highest |
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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.