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Halifax vs Hyde Park vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has the most expensive homes ($482k median).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Halifax | Hyde Park | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,748Highest |
513 |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
— | — |
| Median age | 41.9±4.7Lowest 8% above U.S. |
42.6±10.1 10% above U.S. |
43.3±11.5Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.2%±5.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5 U.S.: 22% |
28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±11.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41% U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Halifax and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,556±$11kHighest 47% above U.S. |
$89,946±$10k 11% above U.S. |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $481,500±$51kHighest 45% above U.S. |
$221,800±$57kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$313,600±$39k 6% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,804±$375Highest 28% above U.S. |
$1,306±$285 8% below U.S. |
$749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Halifax and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,840Highest 119% above U.S. |
$3,893Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$4,480 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 45.6%±37.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±47.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Halifax and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 34% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
30 min 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 13.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
23.1%±15.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Halifax 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 | #120 of 282 in MA | #59 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Halifax | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.