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Hyde Park vs Marshfield vs Randolph
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 affordable homes ($178k median).
Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
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 | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
470Lowest |
2,007Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +5.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
50.5±7.7Highest 17% above VT |
| Randolph 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% |
11%±5Lowest 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% |
24.2%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph 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% VT: 43.8% |
35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
7.3%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Randolph 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 |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
$75,069±$11kLowest 8% 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 |
$235,400±$25kHighest 26% below VT |
| Randolph 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±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
$1,095±$198Lowest 11% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield 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 |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$4,507Highest 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
54.3%±20.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Marshfield 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% |
14.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1942 34 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.7%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Randolph and Marshfield 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT |
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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.