Compare towns
Wilder vs St. Albans vs Hartford Village
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 shortest commute (17 min average).
St. Albans has the most renters (51% rent).
Hartford Village has the highest household income ($93k).
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 | St. Albans | Hartford Village |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,087 |
6,954Highest |
426Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.5±8.9Highest 6% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
45.1±15.8 5% above VT |
| Wilder and Hartford Village are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
20.9%±12.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hartford Village and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
8.7%±10.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.7% VT: 43.8% |
30.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
0%±3.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Wilder 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 | $75,143±$9k 7% below VT |
$57,980±$7kLowest 29% below VT |
$92,500±$74kHighest 14% above VT |
| Hartford Village 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±$18k 14% below VT |
$263,400±$18kLowest 17% below VT |
$277,600±$249kHighest 12% below VT |
| Hartford Village and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,142±$451Lowest 7% below VT |
$1,150±$78 7% below VT |
$1,221±$270Highest about the VT average |
| Hartford Village and St. Albans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,505 9% above VT |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
$6,667Highest 32% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.9%±45.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Albans and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 62.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
60.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1962 14 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 29% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
23 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.6%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
0%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Wilder 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 | — |
| School district | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | — |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.4 |
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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.