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Brookline vs Bellows Falls vs Putney 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
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Brookline | Bellows Falls | Putney | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
2,891Highest |
2,622 |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
| Brookline and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
| Putney and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,306±$285 6% above VT |
| Brookline and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,448 12% below VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
16% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
72.8% VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Putney 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 | — | — | #32 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | — |
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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.