Compare towns
Marshfield vs Burke vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
Burke has the most expensive homes ($341k median).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Marshfield | Burke | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
1,317Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.8% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
42.6±10.1Highest about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Burke 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+ | 35.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20kLowest 4% above VT |
$87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79 9% below VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
$3,893 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Marshfield 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 |
| School district | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.