Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Marshfield vs Orange
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).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Orange has the oldest population (median age 50.3).
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 | Marshfield | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
470Lowest |
957Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
50.3±5.3Highest 17% above VT |
| Orange 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% |
19.4%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Orange and Hyde Park 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% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Orange 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 |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
$71,302±$13kLowest 12% below 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±$57k 30% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$222,000±$22kHighest 30% below VT |
| Orange and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
| Orange and Hyde Park 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 |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Orange 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 | — | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 |
| 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.