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Hyde Park vs Randolph vs Tunbridge
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).
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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 | Randolph | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
4,843Highest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
| Tunbridge 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% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Tunbridge 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% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Tunbridge 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% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Tunbridge 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 |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Randolph 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 |
$1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge 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 |
$4,698Highest 7% below VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Randolph 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | — | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.