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Addison vs Brookline vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Addison | Brookline | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
531 |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
| Addison and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,732±$232 40% above VT |
$1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
| Addison and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
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VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.