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Hyde Park vs Newfields vs Belvidere

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hyde Park has the most renters (20.4% rent).
Newfields has the most people working from home (25.5%).
Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).

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.

MeasureHyde ParkNewfieldsBelvidere
People
Population
513
2,023Highest
422Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.6±10.1
10% above U.S.
44.1±1.8Highest
13% above U.S.
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
Newfields 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
U.S.: 22%
18.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22%±4
U.S.: 22%
Hyde Park and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
16.4%±3.3Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
13.6%±0.9
U.S.: 17.2%
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Hyde Park and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41%
U.S.: 35.7%
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.1%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
7.5%±7.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Newfields 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±$10k
11% above U.S.
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$81,563±$18kLowest
about the U.S. average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$221,800±$57kLowest
33% below U.S.
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$239,200±$51k
28% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,306±$285Lowest
8% below U.S.
$1,875±$323Highest
33% above U.S.
$1,542±$1k
9% above U.S.
Newfields and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,893Lowest
25% above U.S.
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$3,908
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
42.1%±47.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.3%±40.8
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.2%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1964Lowest
16 yrs older than U.S.
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1989
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
Work from home
7.9%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #59 of 70 in VT — —
School district — Newfields School District —
High school in town — None in town —
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U.S. 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.