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Hyde Park vs Ware vs Marshfield
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 most kids (22.6% under 18).
Ware has the most expensive homes ($290k median).
Marshfield has the most people working from home (17.5%).
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 | Ware | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
10,048Highest |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1 10% above U.S. |
43.1±4.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
42.4±8.8Lowest 9% above U.S. |
| Ware 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% |
19.1%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
19.4%±9.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield 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% |
20.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ware 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% |
24%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±2.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.6%±2.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Ware and Marshfield 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 U.S. |
$67,475±$15kLowest 16% below U.S. |
$84,375±$20k 5% above U.S. |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $221,800±$57k 33% below U.S. |
$289,700±$28kHighest 13% below U.S. |
$178,300±$31kLowest 46% below U.S. |
| Ware and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Highest 8% below U.S. |
$1,043±$109Lowest 26% below U.S. |
$1,125±$79 20% below U.S. |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,893 25% above U.S. |
$4,237Highest 36% above U.S. |
$3,269Lowest 5% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
64.3%±16.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.4%±62.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ware and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
11.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
72.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
81.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
29 minHighest 11% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Marshfield and Ware 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 | #267 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Ware | — |
| High school in town | — | Ware Junior/Senior High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.1 |
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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.