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Underhill vs Calais vs Cambridge
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).
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Cambridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.9%).
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 | Calais | Cambridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141 |
1,713Lowest |
3,767Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4 12% below VT |
42±8.6Highest about the VT average |
37.4±1.8Lowest 13% below VT |
| Calais and Underhill 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% |
22.5%±5.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Cambridge 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% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Calais 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Underhill 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 |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$72,344±$19kLowest 11% below VT |
| Calais 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 |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$343,000±$38kLowest 8% above VT |
| Underhill and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,183±$66Lowest 4% below VT |
| Calais and Cambridge 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 |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$4,910Lowest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
66.6%±7.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cambridge and Calais 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
70.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Calais 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 | — | #25 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Cambridge School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.