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Hyde Park vs Pittsfield vs Belvidere
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 highest household income ($90k).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
Belvidere has the most homeowners (86.1%).
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 | Pittsfield | Belvidere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Highest |
391Lowest |
422 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
53.8±3.5Highest 25% above VT |
40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
| Pittsfield 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% |
13.6%±8.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| 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%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Pittsfield 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 |
$65,852±$12kLowest 19% below VT |
$81,563±$18k about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Belvidere 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 |
$313,300±$73kHighest about the VT average |
$239,200±$51k 24% below VT |
| Pittsfield and Belvidere 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 |
$1,035±$140Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
| Belvidere 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 |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
$3,908 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere 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% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and Belvidere 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.