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Brookline vs Starksboro 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%).
Starksboro has the most kids (26.4% under 18).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
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 | Starksboro | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
1,939Highest |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
38.2±4.8Lowest 11% 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%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Starksboro and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.4%±2 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookline and Starksboro 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% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Starksboro 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 VT average |
$82,188±$15k about the VT average |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$287,700±$42k 9% below VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Brookline and Starksboro 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 |
$1,306±$91Lowest 6% above VT |
$1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
91.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Starksboro 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 |
| School district | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.