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Hyde Park vs Waterville vs Marshfield
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 shortest commute (26 min average).
Waterville has the oldest population (median age 49.1).
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 | Waterville | Marshfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
680Highest |
470Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
49.1±8.2Highest 14% above VT |
42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Waterville 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 VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Waterville 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% |
14.4%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Hyde Park and Waterville 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% |
32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Waterville 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 VT |
$71,250±$27kLowest 12% below VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
| 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 30% below VT |
$236,300±$15kHighest 25% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
| Waterville 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 6% above VT |
$1,110±$93Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
| 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 23% below VT |
$3,957Highest 21% below VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3 VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Marshfield and Waterville 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 | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.