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Newbury vs Hyde Park vs Newbury
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 renters (32.2% rent).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Newbury has the most people working from home (21%).
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 | Hyde Park | Newbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393Lowest |
513 |
2,169Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.3±14 12% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
53.9±5.4Highest 25% above VT |
| Newbury and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±9.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Newbury and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Newbury 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 |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$62,316±$6kLowest 23% below 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±$28k 13% below VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$285,000±$24kHighest 10% below VT |
| Newbury and Newbury 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 |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,080±$123Lowest 12% below 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 | $3,943Highest 22% below VT |
$3,893 23% below VT |
$3,826Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±11.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Newbury and Newbury 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% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 29% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21%±17.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newbury and Newbury 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 | — | — | Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.