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Hyde Park vs Addison vs Marshfield

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 kids (22.6% under 18).
Addison has the most expensive homes ($362k median).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).

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.

MeasureHyde ParkAddisonMarshfield
People
Population
513
1,175Highest
470Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.4%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
42.6±10.1
about the VT average
53.1±7.6Highest
23% above VT
42.4±8.8Lowest
about the VT average
Addison and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±6.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
18.6%±5.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.4%±9.1
VT: 17.9%
Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.4%±3.3
VT: 21.4%
27.1%±1.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
10.2%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41%Highest
VT: 43.8%
40.2%
VT: 43.8%
35.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
5.4%±2.3Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2.4
VT: 7%
Addison and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,946±$10k
11% above VT
$106,667±$7kHighest
31% above VT
$84,375±$20kLowest
4% above VT
Addison and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$221,800±$57k
30% below VT
$362,200±$23kHighest
14% above VT
$178,300±$31kLowest
44% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,306±$285
6% above VT
$2,019±$461Highest
64% above VT
$1,125±$79Lowest
9% below VT
Addison and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,893
23% below VT
$5,831Highest
16% above VT
$3,269Lowest
35% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±47.5
VT: 48.4%
41.9%±62.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
52.4%±62.4Highest
VT: 48.4%
Marshfield and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
4.9%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
89.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964
12 yrs older than VT
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
11% above VT
28 min
18% above VT
29 minHighest
24% above VT
Work from home
7.9%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
12.3%±5.4
VT: 16.9%
17.5%±7.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
Marshfield and Addison 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 — —
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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.