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Hyde Park vs Eden vs Marshfield
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Eden has the youngest population (median age 37.7).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Eden | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
1,351Highest |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
37.7±1.9Lowest 13% below VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield 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% |
20.4%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.6%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
17.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.1%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Eden and Marshfield 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 |
$83,578±$8kLowest about the VT average |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57kHighest 30% below VT |
$215,900±$27k 32% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,300±$441 5% above VT |
$1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Eden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Highest 23% below VT |
$3,313 34% below VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
34.3%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
77.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1991Highest 15 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
38 minHighest 63% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
5.6%±4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Hyde Park 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 | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — |
| High school 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.