Compare towns
Newbury vs Bellows Falls 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
Newbury has the most people working from home (14.3%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
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 | Newbury | Bellows Falls | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393Lowest |
2,891Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -12.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 48.3±14Highest 12% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
| Newbury and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±9.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Newbury and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$23k 6% below VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$28kHighest 13% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
| Newbury and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,259±$401 about the VT average |
$1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,943 22% below VT |
$4,448Highest 12% below VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Newbury and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1964Highest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 29% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Newbury and Hyde Park 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.