Compare towns
Belvidere vs Panton vs Sutton 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 youngest population (median age 40.7).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Hyde Park has the most renters (20.4% rent).
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 | Panton | Sutton | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 422Lowest |
690 |
790Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
| Sutton and Panton 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% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Hyde Park 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% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Sutton and Panton 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% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18k about the VT average |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,200±$51k 24% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
— | $1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
| Belvidere and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 22% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.