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Westfield vs Hardwick vs Montgomery
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westfield has the most kids (27.1% under 18).
Hardwick has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Montgomery has the most people working from home (16%).
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 | Westfield | Hardwick | Montgomery |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 536Lowest |
2,965Highest |
1,047 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44±19.9Lowest about the VT average |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
51.5±11.3Highest 19% above VT |
| Montgomery and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.1%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.5%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
27%±5.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.9%±8.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Montgomery and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
33.7% VT: 43.8% |
52.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Westfield and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,500±$30k 11% below VT |
$92,297±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$53,289±$24kLowest 34% below VT |
| Hardwick and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $301,400±$47k 5% below VT |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$323,200±$45kHighest about the VT average |
| Montgomery and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $863±$187Lowest 30% below VT |
$875±$406Highest 29% below VT |
$868±$209 30% below VT |
| Hardwick and Montgomery are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,388Highest 13% below VT |
$4,351 14% below VT |
$4,326Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±71.3 VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.6%±68Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Montgomery and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.1% VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
29 minLowest 23% above VT |
37 minHighest 58% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.4%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16%±5.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Montgomery and Westfield 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 | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | — | Hazen Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.