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Underhill vs Barre vs Grand Isle
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Barre has the most affordable homes ($210k median).
Grand Isle has the highest household income ($101k).
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 | Barre | Grand Isle |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141 |
8,412Highest |
2,192Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
42.2±6.6 about the VT average |
43.3±2.6Highest about the VT average |
| Grand Isle and Barre 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% |
13.5%±3.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±3.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Grand Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±6 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
15.6%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barre and Underhill 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% |
36.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Barre are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
$65,625±$7kLowest 19% below VT |
$100,846±$22kHighest 24% above VT |
| Grand Isle and Underhill 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 |
$210,400±$15kLowest 34% below VT |
$398,600±$33k 26% above VT |
| Underhill and Grand Isle are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,093±$58Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,363±$530Highest 10% above VT |
| Grand Isle and Barre 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 |
$5,192Lowest 3% above VT |
$5,453 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.4%±10.3 VT: 48.4% |
50.8%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Grand Isle and Barre 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% |
17.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% VT: 73.2% |
50.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1947Lowest 29 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
32 min 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill and Grand Isle 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 | #19 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Barre Unified Union School District #97 · Central Vermont Career Center | Champlain Islands Unified Union School District #66 |
| High school in town | None in town | Spaulding Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7 |
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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.