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Hyde Park vs Newark vs Ripton
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 renters (20.4% rent).
Newark has the youngest population (median age 41.4).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k 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.
| Measure | Hyde Park | Newark | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
727Highest |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
| Ripton 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% |
22%±3 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Newark 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% |
19.9%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Newark 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% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$72,929±$7kLowest 10% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Ripton and Hyde Park 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 |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893 23% below VT |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Newark 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 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.