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Hyde Park vs Barre 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).
Barre has the most renters (49.6% rent).
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.
| Measure | Hyde Park | Barre | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
8,412Highest |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.2% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
42.2±6.6Lowest about the VT average |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield 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% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest 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% |
19.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barre 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+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
36.1% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57kHighest 30% below VT |
$210,400±$15k 34% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield 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 |
$5,192Highest 3% above VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT |
1947 29 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Barre 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 | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | — |
| High school in town | — | Spaulding Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.