Compare towns
Newbury vs Springfield 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).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).
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 | Springfield | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393Lowest |
1,122Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 48.3±14 24% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
42.6±10.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Springfield 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 U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Newbury and Springfield 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% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest 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. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$89,946±$10k 11% above U.S. |
| Springfield 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. |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
$221,800±$57kLowest 33% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,259±$401 11% below U.S. |
$1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,306±$285Highest 8% below U.S. |
| 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 26% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$3,893Lowest 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest 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% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 15% above U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Springfield 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 |
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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.