Compare towns
Cabot vs Dummerston 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
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Dummerston has the most expensive homes ($335k median).
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 | Cabot | Dummerston | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579 |
2,090Highest |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
| Dummerston and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
| Cabot and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
| Dummerston and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Dummerston and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
$1,306±$285 6% above VT |
| Dummerston and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Cabot 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 | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — |
| 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.