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Hyde Park vs Whiting vs Brookline
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).
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
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 | Whiting | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
532Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline 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%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookline 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% VT: 43.8% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Whiting 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 VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
| Whiting 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 30% below VT |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
| Brookline and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$1,204±$519Lowest about the VT average |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| 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 23% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting 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 VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #59 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.