Chester vs Hartland

A side-by-side comparison of Chester and Hartland: population, income, housing, and more.

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

Chester has the higher population (1,356 vs 713 in Hartland). Hartland has the higher median household income ($99,232 vs $67,782 in Chester). Since 2019, Hartland's population has grown faster (+150.2% vs +56.9%).

Population, income & housing

	Chester	Hartland
Population	1,356	713
Median age	39.1 yrs	37.5 yrs
Median household income	$67,782	$99,232
Median home value	$245,300	—
Median gross rent	$938	—
Housing units	741	234
Homeownership rate	55.3%	83.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher	42.9%	15.6%
Unemployment rate	1.2%	8.4%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Chester	Hartland
Population	864 → 1,356 (+56.9%)	285 → 713 (+150.2%)
Median household income	$58,462 → $67,782 (+15.9%)	$53,631 → $99,232 (+85.0%)
Median home value	$210,500 → $245,300 (+16.5%)	$195,200 → $166,200 (-14.9%)
Median gross rent	$649 → $938 (+44.5%)	$885 → $929 (+5.0%)

Chester

Population

8641,356

Median household income

$58,462$67,782

Median home value

$210,500$245,300

Median gross rent

$649$938

Hartland

Population

285713

Median household income

$53,631$99,232

Median home value

$195,200$166,200

Median gross rent

$885$929

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Chester	Hartland
Under 5	5.9%	2.1%
5 to 17	14.6%	22.3%
18 to 24	8.9%	0.0%
25 to 34	14.7%	15.1%
35 to 44	15.3%	25.9%
45 to 54	5.8%	6.6%
55 to 64	4.1%	8.3%
65 to 74	24.6%	16.4%
75 and over	6.1%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Chester	Hartland
White (non-Hispanic)	98.2%	100.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
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	1.8%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	0.0%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Chester	Hartland
No high school diploma	5.1%	6.1%
High school graduate	27.7%	20.2%
Some college or associate's	24.2%	58.1%
Bachelor's degree	31.6%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	11.4%	5.4%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Chester	Hartland
Drove alone	64.0%	74.4%
Carpooled	23.7%	9.9%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	5.9%	0.0%
Worked from home	4.2%	15.7%
Other means	2.1%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Chester	Hartland
1-unit, detached	64.1%	90.2%
1-unit, attached	1.2%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	18.8%	9.8%
5 to 19 units	10.4%	0.0%
20 or more units	5.5%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	Chester	Hartland
Poverty rate	0.0%	12.4%
Average household size	2.48	3.41
Mean commute (minutes)	27	23
Median year structure built	1938	1938