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Hyde Park vs Proctor vs Marshfield
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).
Proctor has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Proctor | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
1,794Highest |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.3% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Proctor 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% |
21.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Proctor 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% |
22.4%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$74,167±$12kLowest 9% below VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57kHighest 30% below VT |
$209,900±$17k 34% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Proctor 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 |
$1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893 23% below VT |
$4,032Highest 20% below VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield 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% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Proctor 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 | — | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | — |
| High school in town | — | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.