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Hyde Park vs Hancock vs Cornwall
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 kids (22.6% under 18).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
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 | Hancock | Cornwall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
435Lowest |
1,208Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
| Cornwall 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%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Cornwall 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% |
19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Hancock 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% |
34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
| Cornwall 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±$57k 30% below VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893 23% below VT |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall 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% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #59 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| 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.