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Mansfield vs Underhill vs Exeter
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mansfield has the most affordable homes ($200k median).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
Exeter has the most homeowners (97.7%).
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 | Mansfield | Underhill | Exeter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 691Lowest |
3,141Highest |
913 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-14.4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 54±5.5Highest 39% above U.S. |
38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
51.7±12.6 33% above U.S. |
| Mansfield and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 22% |
27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
22.7%±7.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Exeter are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.5%±2.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
17.6%±6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
26.9%±10.5Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Exeter and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
50.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
28.2% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.2%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.5%±2 U.S.: 6.4% |
1%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Mansfield and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,304±$14k 3% above U.S. |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above U.S. |
$77,550±$19kLowest 4% below U.S. |
| Underhill and Mansfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $200,000±$29kLowest 40% below U.S. |
$446,000±$24kHighest 34% above U.S. |
$243,000±$89k 27% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $867±$44 39% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,122 32% above U.S. |
$6,697Highest 115% above U.S. |
$2,926Lowest 6% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±18.2 U.S.: 51.1% |
0%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 5.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
97.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 1 yr newer than U.S. |
1979 1 yr older than U.S. |
1977Lowest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 3% below U.S. |
33 minHighest 24% above U.S. |
29 min 9% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.1%±12.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19.4%±11.3Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
14.4%±10.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Underhill and Exeter 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 |
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.