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Windham vs Mount Tabor 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
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Windham | Mount Tabor | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Highest |
304Lowest |
513 |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hyde Park and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Hyde Park and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
— | $89,946±$10kLowest 11% above VT |
| Windham and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hyde Park and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1964 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Mount Tabor 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 | — | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
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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.