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Hyde Park vs Morgan vs Stratton

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).
Morgan has the most people working from home (22.4%).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).

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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 ParkMorganStratton
People
Population
513Lowest
827Highest
532
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-14.8%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
42.6±10.1Highest
about the VT average
40.9±6.4
5% below VT
31.5±4.1Lowest
27% below VT
Hyde Park and Morgan 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%
21.5%±4.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
28%±7.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
Stratton 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%
27.7%±6.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
11.7%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34%
VT: 43.8%
33.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2Highest
VT: 7%
1.3%±1Lowest
VT: 7%
1.3%±2.8Lowest
VT: 7%
Hyde Park and Morgan 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
$91,250±$25k
12% above VT
$122,708±$33kHighest
51% above VT
Stratton and Morgan 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
$311,300±$66k
about the VT average
$400,000±$50kHighest
26% above VT
Stratton and Morgan 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
$1,112±$64Lowest
10% below VT
$1,208±$979
about the VT average
Hyde Park and Stratton 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
$3,426Lowest
32% below VT
$4,750Highest
6% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±47.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±40.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
12%±69.8
VT: 48.4%
Hyde Park and Stratton 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%
10%Highest
VT: 10.1%
0%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%
VT: 73.2%
84.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
73.3%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Lowest
12 yrs older than VT
1973
3 yrs older than VT
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 minLowest
11% above VT
27 min
15% above VT
33 minHighest
39% above VT
Work from home
7.9%±5.3
VT: 16.9%
22.4%±6.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
3.3%±3.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
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.