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Hyde Park vs Windham vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering Hyde ParkMorristown
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($198k 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 | Windham | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
594 |
3,000Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
41.6±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
| Windham 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% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park 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% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Windham 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% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park 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±$10k 11% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$84,375±$9kLowest 4% above VT |
| Windham 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±$57k 30% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$198,400±$39kLowest 37% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
— | $1,007±$340Lowest 18% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Hyde Park 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 |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$3,883Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
38.8%±14.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Windham 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #59 of 70 in VT | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | — | — | Lamoille Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.