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Brookline vs Hyde Park vs Upton vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the most renters (20.4% rent).
Upton has the oldest population (median age 70.4).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Hyde Park | Upton | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
513 |
91Lowest |
690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — | -4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
42.6±10.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
70.4±0.4Highest 81% above U.S. |
42.7±3.8 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
0%±34.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Panton and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
80.2%±49.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41% U.S.: 35.7% |
14.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.1%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
— | $86,667±$10k 7% above U.S. |
| 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 | $290,700±$37k 13% below U.S. |
$221,800±$57kLowest 33% below U.S. |
— | $438,000±$40kHighest 32% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
$1,306±$285Lowest 8% below U.S. |
— | $1,410±$130 about the U.S. average |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000 60% above U.S. |
$3,893 25% above U.S. |
$731Lowest 77% below U.S. |
$6,695Highest 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±47.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61%±39Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
13%±12 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Panton and Brookline 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 | — | — |
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U.S. 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.