What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).

Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Hyde Park	Mount Tabor
People
Population	513Highest	304Lowest
Median age	42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average	57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT
	Mount Tabor 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%	10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Hyde Park and Mount Tabor 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%	42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	41%Highest VT: 43.8%	34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	2.1%±2Highest VT: 7%	1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7%
	Hyde Park and Mount Tabor 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 VT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT	$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT	$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$3,893Lowest 23% below VT	$5,233Highest 4% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Hyde Park and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1%	11%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2%	92.3%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT	1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	26 minLowest 11% above VT	46 minHighest 94% above VT
Work from home	7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9%	10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9%
	Mount Tabor and Hyde Park 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	—
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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.