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Fair Haven 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
Fair Haven has the most affordable homes ($177k median).
Hyde Park has the most people working from home (7.9%).
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 | Fair Haven | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,724Highest |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 39.2±7.6Lowest 9% below VT |
42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Fair Haven 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+ | 23.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fair Haven 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 | $62,404±$16kLowest 23% below VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $176,500±$14kLowest 44% below VT |
$221,800±$57kHighest 30% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Fair Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $830±$116Lowest 33% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,865Lowest 23% below VT |
$3,893Highest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±20.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fair Haven and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 18.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.3%±2.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Hyde Park and Fair Haven 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 | #66 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| High school in town | Fair Haven Union Middle and High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.8 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.