Compare towns
Cabot vs Mendon vs Underhill vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most affordable homes ($269k median).
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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 | Cabot | Mendon | Underhill | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,579 |
1,113Lowest |
3,141Highest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
| Mendon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 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+ | 21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7% VT: 43.8% |
49.4% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Mendon and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
— | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 9% VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 27% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Mendon 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 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.