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Hyde Park vs Westminster vs Panton
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).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k median).
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 | Westminster | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
497Lowest |
690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -4.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
43.3±11.5Highest about the VT average |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Westminster and Panton 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% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Panton 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% |
19.7%±11.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Panton and Westminster 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 |
$81,000±$22kLowest about the VT average |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Panton 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 |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
| Panton 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 23% below VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
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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.