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Belvidere vs Enosburgh 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
Belvidere has the most homeowners (86.1%).
Enosburgh has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Hyde Park has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Belvidere | Enosburgh | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
2,804Highest |
513 |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5 6% below VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Enosburgh and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
| Enosburgh and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18k about the VT average |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,200±$51kHighest 24% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Belvidere and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,306±$285 6% above VT |
| Belvidere and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Highest 22% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Enosburgh and Belvidere 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | — |
| High school in town | — | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
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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.