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Hyde Park vs Marshfield vs Windsor

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%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% 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.

MeasureHyde ParkMarshfieldWindsor
People
Population
513
470Lowest
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+0.2%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.6±10.1
about the VT average
42.4±8.8Lowest
about the VT average
44.8±6.5Highest
4% above VT
Windsor 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%±9.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2
VT: 17.9%
Hyde Park and Windsor 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%
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41%Highest
VT: 43.8%
35.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2
VT: 7%
3.6%±2.4Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
Marshfield and Hyde Park 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
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% 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
$207,500±$31k
34% below VT
Hyde Park and Windsor 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
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% 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
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±47.5
VT: 48.4%
52.4%±62.4Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17Lowest
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%
7.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%
VT: 73.2%
81.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Highest
12 yrs older than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1945
31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
11% above VT
29 minHighest
24% above VT
23 minLowest
3% below VT
Work from home
7.9%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
17.5%±7.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5
VT: 16.9%
Marshfield and Windsor 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 — #61 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.