Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Andover vs Brookline
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 ($222k median).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Brookline has the most homeowners (84.9%).
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 | Andover | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
616Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Andover and Brookline 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% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Andover and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Andover 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 |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
| Andover 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±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Andover and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
$1,389±$364 13% above VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,190Highest about the VT average |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Brookline 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Brookline 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.