Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Moretown vs Windham
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 affordable homes ($222k median).
Moretown has the highest household income ($104k).
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 | Moretown | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
1,532Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +5.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
46.8±3.8Highest 9% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Moretown and Windham 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% |
17.3%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Moretown 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±$10kLowest 11% above VT |
$104,423±$7kHighest 29% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Moretown and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$380,800±$36kHighest 20% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Moretown and Windham 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 |
$838±$462Lowest 32% below VT |
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| Hyde Park and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,506 9% above VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.1%±14.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Windham 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Moretown and Windham 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 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.