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Hyde Park vs Dummerston vs Underhill
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).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k 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 | Dummerston | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
2,090 |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
45.6±11.7Highest 6% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below 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% |
21.7%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill 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% |
24.3%±3Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6 VT: 21.4% |
| Dummerston and Underhill 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% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Underhill 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±$10kLowest 11% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
| Dummerston and Underhill 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 |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
$1,392±$126Highest 13% above VT |
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| 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 |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Dummerston 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% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Underhill 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 | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.