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Hancock vs Rochester vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($188k median).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
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 | Hancock | Rochester | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,389 |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
38.1±11.4 12% below VT |
| Rochester and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
| Underhill and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$253,600±$81k 20% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Highest 24% below VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
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| Hancock and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$3,977 21% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9 VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester 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 | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.