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Brookline vs Poultney vs Stratton 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%).
Poultney has the most renters (43.3% rent).
Stratton has the most expensive homes ($400k median).
Hyde Park has the shortest commute (26 min average).
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 | Poultney | Stratton | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531 |
1,033Highest |
532 |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-33.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
28.2±4.5Lowest 35% below VT |
31.5±4.1 27% 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% |
16.8%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton 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% |
21.1%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Poultney 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% |
38.4% VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
22.1%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$70,536±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
| Stratton and Hyde Park 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 |
$196,600±$43kLowest 38% below VT |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$868±$113Lowest 30% below VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$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 | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,450Lowest 32% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
23.2%±12.4 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline and Hyde Park 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% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
56.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
31 min 33% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #41 of 70 in VT | — | #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.