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Georgia vs Jay 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
Georgia has the most expensive homes ($360k median).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($198k 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 | Georgia | Jay | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,890Highest |
471Lowest |
3,000 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8% VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.1±4.5Lowest 7% below VT |
52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
41.6±3.9 3% below VT |
| Jay and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.6%±5.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Georgia and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.1%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±4.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Hyde Park and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park and Georgia are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $105,011±$9kHighest 29% above VT |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below VT |
$84,375±$9k 4% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $360,300±$26kHighest 14% above VT |
$234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,629±$755Highest 32% above VT |
— | $1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
| Georgia and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,713Highest 6% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,883 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±40.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Jay and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.5% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 9% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.7%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Georgia 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 | #28 of 70 in VT | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Georgia School District | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | 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.