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Underhill vs Cabot vs Ira
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 expensive homes ($446k median).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Cabot | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Highest |
1,579 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Cabot 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%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ira and Cabot 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% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Ira 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 |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
$71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
| Underhill and Cabot 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 |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Cabot and Ira 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 |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Ira 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% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | 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.