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Westminster vs Exeter 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
Westminster has the most people working from home (23.1%).
Exeter has the most homeowners (97.7%).
Hyde Park has the highest household income ($90k).
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 | Exeter | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
913Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -14.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 43.3±11.5 11% above U.S. |
51.7±12.6Highest 33% above U.S. |
42.6±10.1Lowest 10% above U.S. |
| Exeter and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±7.1 U.S.: 22% |
22.6%±6.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±10.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter 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%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
41% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Westminster 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 | $81,000±$22k about the U.S. average |
$77,550±$19kLowest 4% below U.S. |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
| 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±$39kHighest 6% below U.S. |
$243,000±$89k 27% below U.S. |
$221,800±$57kLowest 33% below U.S. |
| Westminster and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$867±$44 39% below U.S. |
$1,306±$285Highest 8% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480Highest 44% above U.S. |
$2,926Lowest 6% below U.S. |
$3,893 25% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
42.1%±47.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hyde Park and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
97.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1964 16 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±10.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Exeter 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 |
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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.