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Wilder vs Mount Tabor vs Hartford
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wilder has the most affordable homes ($273k median).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Hartford has the most kids (18% under 18).
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 | Wilder | Mount Tabor | Hartford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,087 |
304Lowest |
10,736Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
43.2±3.9Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hartford and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,143±$9kLowest 7% below VT |
— | $78,125±$7kHighest 4% below VT |
| Hartford and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,200±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$304,500±$26k 4% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,142±$451Lowest 7% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,218±$118 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,505 9% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$5,773Highest 15% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hartford and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 29% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
18 min 22% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Hartford and Wilder 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 | — | — | #34 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Hartford School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Hartford High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.6 |
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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.