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Hyde Park vs Massena vs Brookline
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 most kids (22.6% under 18).
Massena has the most affordable homes ($94k median).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Massena | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
10,238Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
42.6±4.7Lowest 10% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Brookline 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%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±6 U.S.: 22% |
| Hyde Park and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Massena and Brookline 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% |
25.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.9%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Massena 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 U.S. |
$51,458±$7kLowest 36% below U.S. |
$80,833±$16k about the U.S. average |
| Hyde Park and Brookline 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. |
$94,400±$15kLowest 72% below U.S. |
$290,700±$37kHighest 13% below U.S. |
| Brookline 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 8% below U.S. |
$722±$44Lowest 49% below U.S. |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Brookline 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. |
$3,218Lowest 3% above U.S. |
$5,000Highest 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.8%±11.4Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Massena and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
24.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
55.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1954Lowest 26 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
18 minLowest 32% below U.S. |
28 minHighest 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #59 of 70 in VT | — | — |
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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.