Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Dorset 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).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k 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 | Dorset | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
2,092Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
| Dorset and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset 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% |
21.9%±4.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Dorset 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% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Dorset 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 |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
| Dorset 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 |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
$1,420±$296 15% above VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Dorset 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 |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Brookline 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% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.