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Bakersfield vs Underhill vs Glover

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bakersfield has the most homeowners (94%).
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Glover has the oldest population (median age 48.4).

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.

MeasureBakersfieldUnderhillGlover
People
Population
1,109
3,141Highest
1,051Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-3.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+3.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-0.7%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
46.4±8
8% above VT
38.1±11.4Lowest
12% below VT
48.4±5.9Highest
12% above VT
Glover and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
13.6%±3.5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
27.8%±10.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
22.3%±5
VT: 17.9%
Underhill and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.2%±3.9
VT: 21.4%
17.6%±6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
24.2%±3.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
Glover and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
39.2%
VT: 43.8%
50.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
35.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
3.5%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
5.3%±3.1
VT: 7%
Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$83,462±$18k
about the VT average
$92,267±$54kHighest
14% above VT
$73,839±$18kLowest
9% below VT
Underhill and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$271,300±$19k
14% below VT
$446,000±$24kHighest
41% above VT
$264,700±$34kLowest
16% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,200±$327Highest
about the VT average
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$973±$130Lowest
21% below VT
Bakersfield and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,823
24% below VT
$6,697Highest
33% above VT
$3,234Lowest
36% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
18.8%±100
VT: 48.4%
0%±18.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
39.3%±64.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
Glover and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.3%
VT: 10.1%
6.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
94%Highest
VT: 73.2%
79.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
93.1%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
40% above VT
33 minLowest
39% above VT
40 minHighest
69% above VT
Work from home
14.2%±7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
19.4%±11.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
16.8%±5.9
VT: 16.9%
Underhill and Glover 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 — #2 of 70 in VT —
School district Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.