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Royalton vs Underhill vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Royalton has the most renters (36.5% rent).
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Royalton | Underhill | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,752Lowest |
3,141Highest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.8% VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.9±10.1 about the VT average |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.4%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.1%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8%±4.2Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Royalton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
| Royalton and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $263,200±$73kLowest 17% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,040±$391Highest 16% below VT |
— | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Royalton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,675 7% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.7%±16.1 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Royalton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 63.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1965Lowest 11 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 13% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 17.8%±7.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster 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 | #48 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | White River Unified School District #79 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | White River Valley High School | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.7Lowest |
— | 10.6Highest |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.