Compare towns
Hyde Park vs Putney vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering Hyde ParkMorristown
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Putney has the most people working from home (16.9%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
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 | Putney | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
2,622 |
3,000Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
41.6±3.9 3% below VT |
| Hyde Park 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% |
15.4%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park 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% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±4.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Hyde Park and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$79,706±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$84,375±$9k 4% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
$300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
| Putney and Hyde Park 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 |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,007±$340 18% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Hyde Park 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 |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$3,883Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Putney 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Putney and Hyde Park 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Lamoille Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.