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Cambridge vs Windham vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cambridge has the most renters (29.7% rent).
Windham has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.4%).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Cambridge | Windham | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,767 |
19,188Highest |
3,141Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.4%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.4±1.8Lowest 4% below U.S. |
41.8±1.8Highest 7% above U.S. |
38.1±11.4 about the U.S. average |
| Windham and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4.9 U.S.: 22% |
19.2%±2.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.4%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
15.9%±2.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Underhill and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
44.2%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.9%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Windham and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $72,344±$19kLowest 10% below U.S. |
$107,934±$14kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$92,267±$54k 14% above U.S. |
| Windham and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $343,000±$38kLowest 3% above U.S. |
$388,900±$22k 17% above U.S. |
$446,000±$24kHighest 34% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,183±$66Lowest 16% below U.S. |
$1,232±$332Highest 13% below U.S. |
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| Windham and Cambridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,910 57% above U.S. |
$3,938Lowest 26% above U.S. |
$6,697Highest 115% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.6%±7.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
32.7%±14.7 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 6.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 70.3%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
84.6%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 min 23% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.9%±4.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Underhill and Windham 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 | #25 of 70 in VT | #95 of 133 in ME | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Cambridge School District | RSU 14 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | Windham High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.1 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.