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Hyde Park vs Springfield vs Belvidere
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the shortest commute (26 min average).
Springfield has the most people working from home (16.7%).
Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
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 | Springfield | Belvidere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
1,122Highest |
422Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1 10% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
40.7±6.5Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Springfield 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 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22%±4 U.S.: 22% |
| Hyde Park and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
8.8%±4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Springfield and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
35.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Hyde Park and Belvidere 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 U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$81,563±$18kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Springfield 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 33% below U.S. |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$239,200±$51k 28% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 8% below U.S. |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,542±$1kHighest 9% above U.S. |
| Belvidere 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 25% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$3,908 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
66.7%±53.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Belvidere 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%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1989Highest 9 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 min 30% above U.S. |
38 minHighest 42% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.4%±7.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Springfield and Belvidere 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 | — | — |
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U.S. 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.