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Hyde Park vs Hampton vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Hampton has the most expensive homes ($545k median).
Brookline has the most homeowners (84.9%).
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 | Hampton | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
10,101Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
51.2±1.7Highest 32% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7 16% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±6 U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Hampton 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 U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hampton 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±$10k 11% above U.S. |
$97,163±$4kHighest 20% above U.S. |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Hampton 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 33% below U.S. |
$545,300±$63kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$290,700±$37k 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Lowest 8% below U.S. |
$1,654±$93 17% above U.S. |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Hampton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$6,872Highest 120% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.9%±13.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.5%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.5%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookline and Hampton 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 | #31 of 120 in NH | — |
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U.S. 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.