Compare towns
Brookline vs Panton vs Sandgate 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
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k median).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Hyde Park has the most renters (20.4% rent).
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 | Panton | Sandgate | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
690Highest |
435Lowest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| 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 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
26%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.8% VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| 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±$16k about the VT average |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$69,167±$19kLowest 15% below VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| 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 8% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$193,800±$31kLowest 39% below VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
— | $1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
| 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 about the VT average |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
| 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% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1959Lowest 17 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate and Panton 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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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.