Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Cavendish 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).
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Cavendish | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
1,242Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
45.2±5.9Highest 5% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Cavendish 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% |
18.3%±4.8Lowest 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% |
23.6%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Cavendish 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% VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Brookline 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 |
$89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Cavendish 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 |
$285,100±$40k 10% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
| Brookline and Cavendish 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 |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline 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 |
$3,948 22% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Brookline 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Cavendish 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 | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.