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Bradford 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
Bradford has the highest household income ($108k).
Enosburgh has the most people working from home (10.1%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($198k 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 | Bradford | Enosburgh | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,827 |
2,804Lowest |
3,000Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.1Highest about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
41.6±3.9 3% below VT |
| Bradford and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.1%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±5.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bradford 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+ | 36.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.4 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 | $108,162±$15kHighest 33% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$84,375±$9k 4% above VT |
| Bradford and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $258,600±$30kHighest 18% below VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
| Bradford and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,221±$808Highest about the VT average |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,007±$340 18% below VT |
| Bradford and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,472Highest 11% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$3,883 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.9%±23.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Enosburgh and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 4% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.7%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Enosburgh and Hyde Park 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 | #45 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | Oxbow Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Lamoille Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.5Lowest |
10.4Highest |
10.0 |
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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.