Best PlacesEast Hardwick, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around East Hardwick, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
East Hardwick ranks 16,085th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. Property taxes pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on clean air.
The best neighborhoods in East Hardwick
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
East Hardwick's strengths and weaknesses
Where East Hardwick ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 87% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 84% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 83% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 83% of towns
- Household income$95,689 median, better than 82% of towns
Where East Hardwick ranks low
- Low property taxBetter than only 7% of towns
- Cheap childcare$1,221 a month, better than only 13% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 16% of towns
- Short commute32.1 minutes each way, better than only 24% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in East Hardwick
A household needs to earn about $59,000 a year to comfortably buy the median East Hardwick home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $95,689, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses East Hardwick's effective rate of 1.66%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in East Hardwick
East Hardwick runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for East Hardwick.
Who works in East Hardwick, and how
Work in East Hardwick centers on health care & social and manufacturing. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in East Hardwick
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across East Hardwick.
What the weather is like in East Hardwick, month by month
East Hardwick sees roughly 78 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 80 degrees. January highs sit near 28, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 28° | 19° | 10° |
| April | 54° | 41° | 30° |
| July | 80° | 68° | 56° |
| October | 60° | 48° | 37° |
Flying in and out of East Hardwick
The nearest airport, Patrick Leahy Burlington International, is about 43 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around East Hardwick
Schools across East Hardwick average a C+, better than 44% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Monroe Consolidated SchoolB− · 40% proficient
- Mildred C. Lakeway SchoolB− · 40% proficient
Top middle schools
- Daisy Bronson Junior High SchoolC+ · 38% proficient
Top high schools
- Lisbon Regional School (high)C · 34% proficient
- White Mountains Regional High SchoolC− · 30% proficient
- Littleton High SchoolC− · 27% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every East Hardwick school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
East Hardwick measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare East Hardwick against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in East Hardwick
Is East Hardwick a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, East Hardwick ranks 16,085th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, heat safety, and an educated workforce, and lowest on property taxes and childcare costs. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is East Hardwick expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $200,465. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $95,689 median income, cost of living beats 79% of towns.
Is East Hardwick safe?
Yes, East Hardwick is safer than 80% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $221 per resident a year.
Compare East Hardwick with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to East Hardwick. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in East Hardwick represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
East Hardwick detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for East Hardwick: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in East Hardwick: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of East Hardwick: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in East Hardwick: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
East Hardwick detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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