Best PlacesNorth Hartland, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Hartland, 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.
North Hartland ranks 12,998th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low crime by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
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The best neighborhoods in North Hartland
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.
North Hartland's strengths and weaknesses
Where North Hartland ranks high
- Crime safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 95% of towns
- School gradeB+, better than 80% of towns
- Short commute21.9 minutes each way, better than 80% of towns
- Household income$93,598 median, better than 80% of towns
Where North Hartland ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 65 pleasant days a year, better than only 15% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 9% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 9% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Hartland
A household needs to earn about $119,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Hartland home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $93,598, so buying stretches a typical household.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.7% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-08-20 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 North Hartland's effective rate of 1.55%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in North Hartland
North Hartland 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 North Hartland.
Who works in North Hartland, and how
Work in North Hartland 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 79%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in North Hartland
North Hartland has more restaurants and bars per resident than 98% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of North Hartland and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Hartland, month by month
North Hartland sees roughly 65 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 24° | 14° |
| April | 60° | 45° | 33° |
| July | 87° | 72° | 59° |
| October | 65° | 51° | 40° |
Flying in and out of North Hartland
The nearest airport, Lebanon Municipal, is about 3 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 109 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Hartland
Schools across North Hartland average a B+, better than 80% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Plainfield Elementary SchoolA− · 57% proficient
- Mt. Lebanon SchoolB · 45% proficient
Top high schools
- Lebanon High SchoolA− · 60% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Hartland school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Hartland 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 North Hartland against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Hartland
Is North Hartland a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Hartland ranks 12,998th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low crime, clean air, and good schools, and lowest on noise and the weather. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Hartland expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $410,100. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $93,598 median income, cost of living beats 66% of towns.
Is North Hartland safe?
Yes, North Hartland is safer than 94% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $168 per resident a year.
Compare North Hartland with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Hartland. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Hartland 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.
North Hartland detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Hartland: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Hartland: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Hartland: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Hartland: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Hartland 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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