Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Newfane vs Townshend
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 kids (22.6% under 18).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Townshend has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Newfane | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
1,456 |
1,538Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
54.4±3.9 26% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
| Townshend and Newfane 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% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Townshend 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% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Newfane 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±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Townshend 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 |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$287,200±$79kHighest 9% below VT |
| Townshend and Newfane 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 |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
$1,074±$80Lowest 13% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Newfane 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 |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Newfane 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% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Townshend 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 | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.1 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.