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Newbury vs Salisbury vs Hyde Park
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newbury has the most renters (32.2% rent).
Salisbury has the most people working from home (23.3%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
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 | Salisbury | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393Lowest |
1,609Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
— |
| Median age | 48.3±14 24% above U.S. |
51.5±4.5Highest 32% above U.S. |
42.6±10.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Newbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
20.1%±9.6 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Hyde Park and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.5%±9.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newbury and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2%±1.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newbury and Hyde Park 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 U.S. |
$111,591±$17kHighest 38% above U.S. |
$89,946±$10k 11% above U.S. |
| Salisbury and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,900±$28k 17% below U.S. |
$363,400±$47kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$221,800±$57kLowest 33% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,259±$401Lowest 11% below U.S. |
$1,917±$632Highest 36% above U.S. |
$1,306±$285 8% below U.S. |
| Salisbury and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,943 26% above U.S. |
$5,859Highest 88% above U.S. |
$3,893Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±47.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Newbury and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
96.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1982Highest 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
32 minHighest 21% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
23.3%±10.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Salisbury 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 | — | Merrimack Valley School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.