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Brookfield vs Hyde Park vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
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 | Brookfield | Hyde Park | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
513 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
| Brookfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Brookfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
| Brookfield and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Brookfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 21% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560Highest 10% below VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.