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Woodstock vs Hartford vs Bridgewater
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Woodstock has the most people working from home (32.8%).
Hartford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Bridgewater has the most affordable homes ($218k 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 | Woodstock | Hartford | Bridgewater |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,027 |
10,736Highest |
980Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% VT: +2.8% |
+7.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56±3.6 30% above VT |
43.2±3.9Lowest about the VT average |
57.1±8Highest 32% above VT |
| Bridgewater and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
18%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hartford and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 32.7%±5.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.2%±0.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Woodstock and Bridgewater are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
47.6% VT: 43.8% |
40.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Bridgewater and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $120,938±$29kHighest 49% above VT |
$78,125±$7k 4% below VT |
$70,272±$3kLowest 13% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $582,000±$84kHighest 84% above VT |
$304,500±$26k 4% below VT |
$218,300±$55kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,430±$346Highest 16% above VT |
$1,218±$118 about the VT average |
$850±$778Lowest 31% below VT |
| Woodstock and Hartford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $9,449Highest 88% above VT |
$5,773 15% above VT |
$3,418Lowest 32% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.7%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±12.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
59.7%±39.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bridgewater and Woodstock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 69.4% VT: 73.2% |
67.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 7% below VT |
18 minLowest 22% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 32.8%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #10 of 70 in VT | #34 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | Hartford School District | — |
| High school in town | Woodstock Union Middle/High School | Hartford High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.5Highest |
9.6Lowest |
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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.