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Hyde Park vs Johnson vs Putney
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
Johnson has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
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 | Hyde Park | Johnson | Putney |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,000 |
3,450Highest |
2,622Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.6±3.9Highest 3% below VT |
30.9±6.5Lowest 28% below VT |
37.2±5.2 14% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Putney 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% |
22.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Johnson and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±4.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.8%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Hyde Park and Putney 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% |
32.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.8%±3.4Lowest VT: 7% |
14.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$9kHighest 4% above VT |
$55,346±$14kLowest 32% below VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $198,400±$39k 37% below VT |
$169,400±$62kLowest 46% below VT |
$300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,007±$340Highest 18% below VT |
$948±$45 23% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Johnson 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 |
$3,310Lowest 34% below VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.6%±20.8 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Johnson 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% |
12.2% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
72.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
33 minHighest 42% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.8%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Putney and Johnson 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 | #57 of 70 in VT | #32 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | Lamoille Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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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.