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Newbury vs Reading 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 renters (32.2% rent).
Reading has the most people working from home (22.9%).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
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 | Reading | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393Lowest |
699Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.2% VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 48.3±14 12% above VT |
51.1±7.6Highest 19% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Reading 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% |
18.5%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest 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%±9.8 VT: 21.4% |
28.2%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Reading 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% |
46%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Newbury and Reading are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$23kLowest 6% below VT |
$85,000±$19k 5% above VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
| Hyde Park and Reading 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 |
$377,200±$72kHighest 19% above VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,259±$401 about the VT average |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% 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 |
$5,754Highest 14% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1969Highest 7 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Reading 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 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.