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Hyde Park vs Ripton vs Underhill
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).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Ripton | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
508Lowest |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Ripton 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%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill 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% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10kLowest 11% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
| Ripton and Underhill 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 |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Underhill and Ripton 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 |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill and Ripton 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 | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.