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Hyde Park vs Cabot vs Dummerston
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).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Dummerston has the most expensive homes ($335k median).
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 | Cabot | Dummerston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
1,579 |
2,090Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
| Dummerston 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%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Hyde Park 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% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Cabot 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% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cabot and Hyde Park 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 |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
| Dummerston 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 |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$335,300±$22kHighest 6% above VT |
| Dummerston and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
| Dummerston 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 23% below VT |
$4,639Highest 8% below VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Cabot 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.