Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Panton vs Reading
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).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Reading has the oldest population (median age 51.1).
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 | Panton | Reading |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
690 |
699Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
| Reading and Panton 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% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Reading and Panton 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 |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Panton 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$377,200±$72k 19% above VT |
| Panton and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
| Panton and Hyde Park 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 |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$5,754 14% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Panton 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% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1969 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Reading 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 | — | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.