Compare towns
Marshfield vs Middlebury 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).
Middlebury has the most expensive homes ($410k median).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
9,175Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% 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%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Marshfield 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% |
20.7%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Middlebury 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20kLowest 4% above VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Middlebury 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 |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Middlebury 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Middlebury 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% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.