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Townshend 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
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Townshend | Underhill | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,538 |
3,141Highest |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Townshend and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12%±2.6Lowest 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+ | 19.3%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±0.8 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $78,750±$29kLowest 3% below VT |
$92,267±$54k 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 | $287,200±$79kLowest 9% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,074±$80 13% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,364Lowest 6% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.1% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest 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 | 25 minLowest 6% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Townshend 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — |
| High school in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.1 |
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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.