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Randolph vs Putney vs Hyde Park vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Hyde Park has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Randolph | Putney | Hyde Park | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
2,622 |
513Lowest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Hyde Park and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$300,000±$44kHighest 5% below VT |
$221,800±$57k 30% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Putney and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$840±$405 32% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698 7% below VT |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$3,908 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
72.8% VT: 73.2% |
79.6% VT: 73.2% |
81%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 12% below VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree 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 | #55 of 70 in VT | #32 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.