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Underhill vs Calais vs Hubbardton
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 shortest commute (31 min average).
Hubbardton has the most affordable homes ($294k median).
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 | Hubbardton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Highest |
1,713 |
831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
48±13.6Highest 11% above VT |
| Hubbardton and Calais 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%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±6.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Calais 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%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
32.1%±10.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Hubbardton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.1% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
43.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest 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±$54kLowest 14% above VT |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$102,321±$18kHighest 26% above VT |
| Hubbardton and Calais 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 |
$293,800±$42kLowest 7% below 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±$392Lowest 14% above VT |
$1,708±$259Highest 38% above VT |
| Hubbardton and Calais 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 |
$5,284Lowest 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
55.6%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Hubbardton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
94.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 39% above VT |
31 minLowest 32% above VT |
33 minHighest 42% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
24%±17.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Hubbardton and Calais 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| 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.