What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brattleboro has the most people working from home (17.9%).

Hyde Park has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Brattleboro	Hyde Park
People
Population	12,122Highest	3,000Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census	+1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8%	+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8%
Median age	45.6±4.5Highest 6% above VT	41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT
	Brattleboro and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19%±2.8Lowest VT: 17.9%	20%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9%
	Hyde Park and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.5%±3.2Highest VT: 21.4%	18.7%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Brattleboro 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+	46.5%Highest VT: 43.8%	34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.1%±1.6Lowest VT: 7%	4.8%±3.4Highest VT: 7%
	Hyde Park and Brattleboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$58,241±$8kLowest 28% below VT	$84,375±$9kHighest 4% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$257,300±$18kHighest 19% below VT	$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,074±$58Highest 13% below VT	$1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT
	Brattleboro and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,700Highest 13% above VT	$3,883Lowest 23% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	46.9%±9.6Highest VT: 48.4%	38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Brattleboro and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	17.8%Highest VT: 10.1%	5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	58.5%Lowest VT: 73.2%	84.3%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT	1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	19 minLowest 19% below VT	26 minHighest 12% above VT
Work from home	17.9%±4Highest VT: 16.9%	8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading	#33 of 70 in VT	#59 of 70 in VT
School district	Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96	Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A
High school in town	Brattleboro Union High School	Lamoille Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school	9.0Lowest	10.0Highest
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Old photos in Our Story	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.