Compare towns
Westminster vs Middlesex vs Westminster 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
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Westminster | Middlesex | Westminster | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 497Lowest |
1,943 |
2,999Highest |
513 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 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% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Middlesex 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
| Middlesex and Hyde Park 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 |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Middlesex and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$916±$126 26% below VT |
$1,306±$285 6% above VT |
| Middlesex and Hyde Park 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 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% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Westminster 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | #59 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | 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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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.