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Hyde Park vs Stratton vs Whiting
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).
Stratton has the most expensive homes ($400k median).
Whiting has the most people working from home (10%).
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 | Stratton | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
532Highest |
532Highest |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
39.6±2.7 8% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Hyde Park and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Whiting 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±$10kLowest 11% above VT |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
| Stratton and Whiting 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 |
$400,000±$50kHighest 26% above VT |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,208±$979 about the VT average |
$1,204±$519Lowest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Stratton 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 |
$4,750Highest 6% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting 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% VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Whiting and Hyde Park 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school 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.