Danville vs Hardwick

A side-by-side comparison of Danville and Hardwick: population, income, housing, and more.

Danville and Hardwick are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Hardwick has the higher population (1,047 vs 359 in Danville). Danville has the higher median home value ($252,900 vs $175,300 in Hardwick). Since 2019, Hardwick's population has grown faster (-3.0% vs -20.8%).

Population, income & housing

	Danville	Hardwick
Population	359	1,047
Median age	60.6 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	—	$41,667
Median home value	$252,900	$175,300
Median gross rent	—	$806
Housing units	239	595
Homeownership rate	51.5%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	39.0%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Danville	Hardwick
Population	453 → 359 (-20.8%)	1,079 → 1,047 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$66,250 → $64,167 (-3.1%)	$42,907 → $41,667 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$175,800 → $252,900 (+43.9%)	$82,800 → $175,300 (+111.7%)
Median gross rent	—	$796 → $806 (+1.3%)

Danville

Population

453359

Median household income

$66,250$64,167

Median home value

$175,800$252,900

Hardwick

Population

1,0791,047

Median household income

$42,907$41,667

Median home value

$82,800$175,300

Median gross rent

$796$806

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Danville	Hardwick
Under 5	0.0%	5.3%
5 to 17	8.1%	6.4%
18 to 24	1.9%	17.4%
25 to 34	0.0%	7.5%
35 to 44	23.7%	4.2%
45 to 54	3.1%	2.0%
55 to 64	40.9%	18.3%
65 to 74	17.8%	25.8%
75 and over	4.5%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Danville	Hardwick
White (non-Hispanic)	99.7%	85.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	3.7%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.3%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Danville	Hardwick
No high school diploma	0.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	36.2%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	24.8%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	28.5%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	10.5%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Danville	Hardwick
Drove alone	44.4%	72.3%
Carpooled	2.3%	5.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	53.2%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Danville	Hardwick
1-unit, detached	51.5%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	19.2%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	29.3%	19.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Danville	Hardwick
Poverty rate	4.7%	13.6%
Average household size	1.50	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	27	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938