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Mount Tabor vs Underhill vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Windham has the shortest commute (27 min average).
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 | Mount Tabor | Underhill | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
3,141Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $92,267±$54kLowest 14% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% 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 | $2,143±$367 74% above VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
33 min 39% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | 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 |
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.