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Newbury vs Whiting 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%).
Whiting has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Whiting | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 393Lowest |
532Highest |
513 |
| Median age | 48.3±14Highest 12% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Hyde Park 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% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Newbury and Hyde Park 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% |
25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.9%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Newbury and Whiting 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 |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
| Whiting 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 13% below VT |
$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Whiting 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 |
$1,204±$519Lowest about the VT average |
$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 |
$4,227Highest 16% below VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51%±25.3 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting 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% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.8% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 29% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.3%±8.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newbury and Whiting 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 | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| 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.