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Brookline vs Middlebury 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%).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
9,175Highest |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% 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% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Middlebury 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Middlebury 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 |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,156±$113Lowest 6% 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury 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% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.