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Hyde Park vs Marshfield vs Sutton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hyde Park has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
Sutton has the most expensive homes ($363k median).

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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.

MeasureHyde ParkMarshfieldSutton
People
Population
513
470Lowest
2,239Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+7.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±10.1
10% above U.S.
42.4±8.8Lowest
9% above U.S.
48.1±4.1Highest
24% above U.S.
Sutton 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
U.S.: 22%
19.4%±9.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
20.5%±3.8
U.S.: 22%
Hyde Park and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.4%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
10.2%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
21.6%±5.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Sutton 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2.4
U.S.: 6.4%
4.9%±3.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Sutton 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±$10k
11% above U.S.
$84,375±$20kLowest
5% above U.S.
$130,313±$31kHighest
61% above U.S.
Sutton 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
33% below U.S.
$178,300±$31kLowest
46% below U.S.
$362,600±$16kHighest
9% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,306±$285
8% below U.S.
$1,125±$79Lowest
20% below U.S.
$1,656±$614Highest
17% above U.S.
Sutton and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,893
25% above U.S.
$3,269Lowest
5% above U.S.
$7,652Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±47.5
U.S.: 51.1%
52.4%±62.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
27.6%±47.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
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%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.8%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
95.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964
16 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1971Highest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
29 min
11% above U.S.
29 minHighest
11% above U.S.
Work from home
7.9%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.8%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Marshfield and Sutton 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 — — Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town — — Kearsarge Regional High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
10.4
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U.S. 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.