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Underhill vs Bakersfield vs Walden
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Bakersfield has the most homeowners (94%).
Walden has the shortest commute (26 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 | Underhill | Bakersfield | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Highest |
1,109 |
1,037Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
46.4±8 8% above VT |
48.8±3.2Highest 13% above VT |
| Walden and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.3%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.4%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.2% VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$83,462±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
| Underhill and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
$3,944 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Walden and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
93.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 39% above VT |
33 minHighest 40% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Walden 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 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.