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Marshfield vs Panton 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).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k 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 | Panton | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 470Lowest |
690Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.6% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
42.7±3.8Highest about the VT average |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
| Panton and Hyde Park 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% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton 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% |
16.7%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Panton 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% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,375±$20kLowest 4% above VT |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Panton 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,306±$285 6% above VT |
| Panton and Hyde Park 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 |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.9% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.2% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 minHighest 24% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton 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 |
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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.