Groton vs Hardwick

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

Groton 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 514 in Groton). Groton has the higher median household income ($75,583 vs $41,667 in Hardwick). Groton has the higher median home value ($180,900 vs $175,300 in Hardwick).

Population, income & housing

	Groton	Hardwick
Population	514	1,047
Median age	30.7 yrs	57.6 yrs
Median household income	$75,583	$41,667
Median home value	$180,900	$175,300
Median gross rent	$295	$806
Housing units	242	595
Homeownership rate	77.7%	50.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	36.3%	14.1%
Unemployment rate	3.0%	4.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Groton	Hardwick
Population	402 → 514 (+27.9%)	1,079 → 1,047 (-3.0%)
Median household income	$26,667 → $75,583 (+183.4%)	$42,907 → $41,667 (-2.9%)
Median home value	$106,900 → $180,900 (+69.2%)	$82,800 → $175,300 (+111.7%)
Median gross rent	$508 → $295 (-41.9%)	$796 → $806 (+1.3%)

Groton

Population

402514

Median household income

$26,667$75,583

Median home value

$106,900$180,900

Median gross rent

$508$295

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)

	Groton	Hardwick
Under 5	5.4%	5.3%
5 to 17	12.8%	6.4%
18 to 24	18.5%	17.4%
25 to 34	21.6%	7.5%
35 to 44	8.6%	4.2%
45 to 54	8.8%	2.0%
55 to 64	13.8%	18.3%
65 to 74	4.9%	25.8%
75 and over	5.6%	13.1%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Groton	Hardwick
White (non-Hispanic)	91.4%	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	8.2%	11.3%
Hispanic or Latino	0.4%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Groton	Hardwick
No high school diploma	8.0%	2.8%
High school graduate	19.1%	54.6%
Some college or associate's	36.6%	28.4%
Bachelor's degree	23.1%	10.1%
Graduate or professional degree	13.2%	4.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Groton	Hardwick
Drove alone	81.2%	72.3%
Carpooled	6.1%	5.7%
Public transit	0.9%	0.0%
Walked	1.3%	11.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	4.3%
Worked from home	10.5%	6.2%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Groton	Hardwick
1-unit, detached	66.1%	62.2%
1-unit, attached	8.3%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	17.8%	6.4%
5 to 19 units	4.1%	19.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	3.7%	12.4%

Poverty & households

	Groton	Hardwick
Poverty rate	16.0%	13.6%
Average household size	2.66	1.95
Mean commute (minutes)	28	25
Median year structure built	1938	1938