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Putney vs Underhill vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
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 | Putney | Underhill | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,622 |
3,141Highest |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
38.1±11.4 12% below VT |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.1%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.6% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,706±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
$97,500±$14kHighest 20% above VT |
| Waltham and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $300,000±$44kLowest 5% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$329,700±$51k 4% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
— | $1,096±$113Highest 11% below VT |
| Waltham and Putney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,313Lowest 5% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$5,714 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Putney and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 16.9%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waltham 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 | #32 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | 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.