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Westminster vs Dover vs Hyde Park vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Dover has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Westminster | Dover | Hyde Park | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 497Lowest |
1,466 |
513 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22k about the VT average |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,600±$39k about the VT average |
$332,900±$55kHighest 5% above VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Dover and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315 39% below VT |
$670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,306±$285Highest 6% above VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
| Hyde Park and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480 11% below VT |
$4,510Highest 10% below VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Dover 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — | #59 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 10.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.