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Hyde Park vs Warner vs Brookline
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 affordable homes ($222k median).
Warner has the most expensive homes ($353k median).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Warner | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
2,959Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+1.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
43.7±4 12% above U.S. |
45.1±2.7Highest 16% above U.S. |
| Brookline and Warner 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% |
17.3%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±6 U.S.: 22% |
| Hyde Park and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.4%±3.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.6%±4.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Warner and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
41.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
5.3%±1.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.2%±1.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Warner and Brookline 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. |
$94,022±$18kHighest 16% above U.S. |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Warner 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. |
$353,100±$22kHighest 6% above U.S. |
$290,700±$37k 13% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 8% below U.S. |
$1,219±$123Lowest 14% below U.S. |
$1,732±$232Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Brookline 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. |
$7,650Highest 145% above U.S. |
$5,000 60% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
48.7%±21.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
47.8%±94.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Warner and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
74.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
32 minHighest 20% above U.S. |
28 min 8% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.6%±4.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookline and Warner 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 | — | Kearsarge Regional School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.