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Hyde Park vs Marshfield vs Ryegate
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 highest household income ($90k).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Ryegate has the most homeowners (84.7%).
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 | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
470Lowest |
1,059Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -0.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Ryegate 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 |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% 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±$57kHighest 30% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Ryegate 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 |
$908±$236Lowest 26% 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 | $3,893Highest 23% below VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$3,472 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate 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% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1949 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Ryegate 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 | — | — |
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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.