Compare towns
Bellows Falls vs Cabot vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Bellows Falls | Cabot | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
1,579Lowest |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Highest 4% below VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Bellows Falls and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
| Underhill and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Lowest 16% below VT |
$1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
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| Cabot and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Underhill 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 | — | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.