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Johnson vs Newfields vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Johnson has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Newfields has the most expensive homes ($646k median).
Hyde Park has the oldest housing (typical home built 1979).
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 | Johnson | Newfields | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,450Highest |
2,023Lowest |
3,000 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+2.2% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 30.9±6.5Lowest 21% below U.S. |
44.1±1.8Highest 13% above U.S. |
41.6±3.9 7% above U.S. |
| Newfields and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.7%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.9%±1.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Johnson and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.8%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
13.6%±0.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 14.4%±2.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
7.5%±7.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.8%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Johnson and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $55,346±$14kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$84,375±$9k 5% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $169,400±$62kLowest 49% below U.S. |
$646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$198,400±$39k 40% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $948±$45Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,007±$340 29% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,310Lowest 6% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$3,883 24% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.6%±20.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
38.8%±14.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Johnson and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.9% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 same as U.S. |
1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 8.8%±4.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
25.5%±3.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #57 of 70 in VT | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Newfields School District | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058B · Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Lamoille Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.0 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.