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Hyde Park vs Royalton vs Westminster
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).
Royalton has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).
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 | Royalton | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
2,752Highest |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
43.9±10.1Highest about the VT average |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
| Royalton and Westminster 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% |
14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster 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% |
22.1%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Royalton and Westminster 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% |
42.6% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
| Royalton 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±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$263,200±$73k 17% below VT |
$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
| Westminster and Royalton 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 |
$1,040±$391 16% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Royalton 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 |
$4,675Highest 7% below VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Royalton 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% |
13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1965Highest 11 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
20 minLowest 13% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Royalton 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 | #48 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | White River Unified School District #79 | — |
| High school in town | — | White River Valley 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.