Compare towns
Eden vs Tunbridge 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
Eden has the youngest population (median age 37.7).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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 | Eden | Tunbridge | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,351 |
1,253Lowest |
3,000Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.7±1.9Lowest 13% below VT |
42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
41.6±3.9 3% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Hyde Park 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% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Tunbridge 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+ | 17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±3.8 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.4Highest 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±$8kLowest about the VT average |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$84,375±$9k 4% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Hyde Park 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 |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,300±$441 5% above VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$4,645Highest 8% below VT |
$3,883 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.3%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge 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% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 77.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 63% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lamoille Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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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.