Compare towns
Putney vs Hyde Park vs Newfane
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
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 | Putney | Hyde Park | Newfane |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622Highest |
513Lowest |
1,456 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
| Newfane and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
| Putney and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$1,266±$238 about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Putney 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.