What stands out worked out from the figures below

Dummer has the oldest population (median age 53.6).

Hyde Park has the youngest population (median age 42.6).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Dummer	Hyde Park
People
Population	299Lowest	513Highest
Median age	53.6±6.4Highest 38% above U.S.	42.6±10.1Lowest 10% above U.S.
	Dummer and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	19.4%±5.1Lowest U.S.: 22%	22.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22%
	Hyde Park and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	21.4%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%	16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Dummer and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	16.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	41%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%	2.1%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4%
	Hyde Park and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$91,250±$21kHighest 13% above U.S.	$89,946±$10kLowest 11% above U.S.
	Dummer and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$242,200±$51kHighest 27% below U.S.	$221,800±$57kLowest 33% below U.S.
	Dummer and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,306±$285 8% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,898Lowest 7% below U.S.	$3,893Highest 25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1%	42.1%±47.5Highest U.S.: 51.1%
	Hyde Park and Dummer are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9%Highest U.S.: 12.5%	6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	94.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S.	1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	25 minLowest 5% below U.S.	26 minHighest about the U.S. average
Work from home	6.8%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1%	7.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 15.1%
	Hyde Park and Dummer 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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U.S. 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.