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Hyde Park vs Jericho vs Ripton vs Hyde Park
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).
Jericho has the most people working from home (21.8%).
Ripton has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($198k 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 | Jericho | Ripton | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 513 |
5,114Highest |
508Lowest |
3,000 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
49.7±5.1Highest 15% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
| Jericho and Ripton 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% |
19.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park 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% |
20.2%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Jericho 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% |
65.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.6 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$116,923±$16kHighest 44% above VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$84,375±$9kLowest 4% above VT |
| Jericho and Ripton 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 |
$493,100±$38kHighest 56% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$1,731±$111Highest 40% above VT |
— | $1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893 23% below VT |
$7,318Highest 45% above VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$3,883Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
79.3%±52.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Jericho and Ripton 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% |
0.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
26 min 10% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.8%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Jericho and Ripton 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 | #6 of 70 in VT | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Mansfield Union High School | None in town | Lamoille Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 13.0Highest |
— | 10.0Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.