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Stowe 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
Stowe has the most expensive homes ($648k median).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
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 | Stowe | Underhill | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,285Highest |
3,141 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +21.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 46.3±7.6Highest 7% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Stowe and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Stowe and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $93,618±$33k 15% above VT |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
| Windham and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $647,800±$157kHighest 105% above VT |
$446,000±$24k 41% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,458±$242 18% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $7,161Highest 42% above VT |
$6,697 33% above VT |
$5,951Lowest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24.5%±15.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Stowe are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 78.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 18% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.4%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Stowe and Windham 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 | Stowe Town School District | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | Stowe High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 11.3 |
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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.