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Middlesex vs Mount Tabor vs Underhill

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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.

MeasureMiddlesexMount TaborUnderhill
People
Population
1,943
304Lowest
3,141Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
—
+3.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.4±3.9
3% above VT
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
38.1±11.4Lowest
12% below VT
Mount Tabor and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±3.1
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
27.8%±10.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
Underhill and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.6%±3.7
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
17.6%±6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
50.1%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
3.5%±2
VT: 7%
Middlesex and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$109,632±$13kHighest
35% above VT
—
$92,267±$54kLowest
14% above VT
Middlesex and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$376,300±$40kLowest
19% above VT
$420,500±$76k
33% above VT
$446,000±$24kHighest
41% above VT
Underhill and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$359Lowest
8% above VT
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,483
29% above VT
$5,233Lowest
4% above VT
$6,697Highest
33% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100
VT: 48.4%
0%±100
VT: 48.4%
0%±18.2
VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6.4%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
92.3%
VT: 73.2%
79.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
17% above VT
46 minHighest
94% above VT
33 min
39% above VT
Work from home
28.4%±10.7Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
19.4%±11.3
VT: 16.9%
Middlesex 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 Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 — Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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.