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Underhill vs Brookline vs Fairfax
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Underhill has the most renters (20.2% rent).
Brookline has the highest household income ($171k).
Fairfax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+17%).
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 | Brookline | Fairfax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Lowest |
5,736Highest |
5,226 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13% U.S.: +7.4% |
+17%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest about the U.S. average |
41.2±1.5Highest 6% above U.S. |
38.8±3.3 about the U.S. average |
| Brookline and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.8%±10.9Highest U.S.: 22% |
26.7%±4 U.S.: 22% |
24%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Underhill and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.6%±6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
11.4%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
12.5%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Underhill and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
57.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
6.3%±3.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.3%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookline and Fairfax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $92,267±$54kLowest 14% above U.S. |
$171,046±$4kHighest 112% above U.S. |
$128,963±$29k 60% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $446,000±$24k 34% above U.S. |
$544,400±$38kHighest 64% above U.S. |
$378,200±$22kLowest 14% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,500±$1kHighest 77% above U.S. |
$1,080±$131Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,697 115% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$5,497Lowest 76% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
23.8%±43.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
43.3%±33.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Fairfax and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
0.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
5.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
95.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
85.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1993 13 yrs newer than U.S. |
1994Highest 14 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 24% above U.S. |
33 minHighest 26% above U.S. |
31 minLowest 17% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
24.7%±5.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±7.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Fairfax and Brookline 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 | #23 of 120 in NH | #36 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Brookline School District | Fairfax School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Bellows Free Academy Middle/High School (Fairfax) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.