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Hyde Park vs Highgate 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
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Hyde Park | Highgate | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,000 |
3,528Highest |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
44±7.4Highest about the VT average |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
| Highgate and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate 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+ | 34.6% VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$9k 4% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
| Highgate and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,007±$340 18% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,883 23% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$3,893Highest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.6 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate 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 | #43 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | Lamoille Union High School | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0Highest |
9.8Lowest |
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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.