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Hyde Park vs Westminster vs Windsor
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 highest household income ($90k).
Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513 |
497Lowest |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Hyde Park 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%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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 |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Westminster 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 |
$313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Westminster 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 |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Windsor 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Windsor 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% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Windsor 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 | #61 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.