Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Bow vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Bow has the highest household income ($173k).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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 | Bow | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
8,335Highest |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +9.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1 10% above U.S. |
41.5±2Lowest 7% above U.S. |
43.3±11.5Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Westminster 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%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
25%±3.6 U.S.: 22% |
28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±2.5 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.7%±11.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
60.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
45.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.6%±1.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±3.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Bow and Westminster 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 U.S. |
$172,857±$16kHighest 114% above U.S. |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57kLowest 33% below U.S. |
$506,500±$34kHighest 52% above U.S. |
$313,600±$39k 6% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 8% below U.S. |
$1,539±$178Highest 9% above U.S. |
$749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
| Bow and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$9,584Highest 207% above U.S. |
$4,480 44% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
39%±13.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hyde Park and Bow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.5%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
27 min about the U.S. average |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.7%±4.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.1%±15.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Bow 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 | #26 of 120 in NH | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Bow School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Bow High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8 |
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U.S. 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.