Compare towns
Eden vs Hyde Park vs Belvidere
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Eden has the most renters (22.6% rent).
Hyde Park has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Belvidere has the most people working from home (9.4%).
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 | Eden | Hyde Park | Belvidere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,351 |
3,000Highest |
422Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 37.7±1.9Lowest 13% below VT |
41.6±3.9Highest 3% below VT |
40.7±6.5 6% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20.4%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Belvidere and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.6%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±4.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.8 VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,578±$8k about the VT average |
$84,375±$9kHighest 4% above VT |
$81,563±$18kLowest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $215,900±$27k 32% below VT |
$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
$239,200±$51kHighest 24% below VT |
| Belvidere and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$441 5% above VT |
$1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
| Belvidere and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,313Lowest 34% below VT |
$3,883 23% below VT |
$3,908Highest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.6 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9% VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1989 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 63% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
38 min 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Belvidere and Hyde Park 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 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Lamoille Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.