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Hyde Park vs Stowe 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).
Stowe has the most expensive homes ($648k median).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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 | Stowe | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
5,285Highest |
497Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +21.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
46.3±7.6Highest 7% above VT |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
| Stowe 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% |
22.5%±4.6Lowest 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% |
25.8%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Stowe 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% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Hyde Park 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 |
$93,618±$33kHighest 15% above VT |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
| Stowe 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 |
$647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$1,458±$242Highest 18% above VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
| Stowe 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 |
$7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
24.5%±15.9 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Stowe 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
78.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Stowe and Westminster 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Stowe Town School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Stowe High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.3 |
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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.