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Hyde Park vs Windsor vs Worcester
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).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
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 | Windsor | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 513Lowest |
3,554Highest |
831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
47±2.7Highest 9% above VT |
| Worcester and Windsor 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% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Windsor 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Worcester 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$271,100±$27kHighest 14% below VT |
| Worcester 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 |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,023±$136Lowest 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 |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,421 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest 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% |
7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.6% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
29 minHighest 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #59 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.