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Hyde Park vs Townshend vs Worcester
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 kids (22.6% under 18).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Worcester has the most homeowners (85.9%).
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 | Townshend | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
1,538Highest |
831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
47±2.7 9% above VT |
| Townshend and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Worcester 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% |
19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Worcester and Townshend 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% |
52.1% VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester 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±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
$73,833±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Townshend 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 |
$287,200±$79kHighest 9% below VT |
$271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
| Townshend and Worcester 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 |
$1,074±$80 13% below VT |
$1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Townshend 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 |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$4,421 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend 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% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.6% VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
29 minHighest 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend and Worcester 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 | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1 |
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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.