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Guildhall vs Lancaster 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

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Lancaster has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
Underhill has the most people working from home (19.4%).

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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.

MeasureGuildhallLancasterUnderhill
People
Population
371Lowest
3,216Highest
3,141
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-8.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.6±7.8
10% above U.S.
45.5±6.9Highest
17% above U.S.
38.1±11.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
Lancaster and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5
U.S.: 22%
20.9%±6.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Underhill and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5
U.S.: 17.2%
28.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Lancaster and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
30.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
50.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.9%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Underhill and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above U.S.
$68,911±$23kLowest
15% below U.S.
$92,267±$54k
14% above U.S.
Guildhall and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62k
3% below U.S.
$215,700±$24kLowest
35% below U.S.
$446,000±$24kHighest
34% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,019±$263Highest
28% below U.S.
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Lancaster and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625
48% above U.S.
$4,226Lowest
35% above U.S.
$6,697Highest
115% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
36.1%±17
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±18.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Guildhall and Lancaster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
16.7%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
75.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958
22 yrs older than U.S.
1942Lowest
38 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
5% below U.S.
23 minLowest
13% below U.S.
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11.5%±6.3
U.S.: 15.1%
19.4%±11.3Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Underhill and Lancaster 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 — #107 of 120 in NH #2 of 70 in VT
School district — White Mountains Regional School District Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.