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Williston vs Hart's Location
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Williston has the most kids (20.5% under 18).
Hart's Location has the most affordable homes ($190k 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 | Williston | Hart's Location |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 10,144Highest |
49Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +16.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 45.4±4.5Lowest 17% above U.S. |
65±9.1Highest 67% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
0%±69.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Williston and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 21%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
49%±74.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hart's Location and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.9%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.7%±2.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±34.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Williston and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $106,967±$12kHighest 32% above U.S. |
$78,182±$73kLowest 3% below U.S. |
| Williston and Hart's Location are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $475,800±$40kHighest 43% above U.S. |
$189,700±$21kLowest 43% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,832±$130 30% above U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,592 79% above U.S. |
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| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46.9%±17.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
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| Below poverty line | 4.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 75.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 25% below U.S. |
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| Work from home | 22.3%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
3.7%±10.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | ||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #11 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | ||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.