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Underhill vs Dummerston vs Mount Tabor

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).
Dummerston has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).

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.

MeasureUnderhillDummerstonMount Tabor
People
Population
3,141Highest
2,090
304Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+0.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
38.1±11.4Lowest
12% below VT
45.6±11.7
6% above VT
57.8±10.6Highest
34% above VT
Mount Tabor and Dummerston 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%
21.7%±6
VT: 17.9%
10.2%±6.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Underhill and Dummerston 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%
24.3%±3
VT: 21.4%
42.4%±18.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Mount Tabor and Dummerston 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%
58.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.5%±2Highest
VT: 7%
1.3%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
1.6%±4
VT: 7%
Underhill and Mount Tabor 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
$101,696±$21kHighest
25% above VT
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Dummerston 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
$335,300±$22kLowest
6% above VT
$420,500±$76k
33% above VT
Underhill and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,392±$126Lowest
13% above VT
$2,143±$367Highest
74% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,697Highest
33% above VT
$4,536Lowest
10% below VT
$5,233
4% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±18.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
44.1%±32.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Dummerston and Underhill 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%
4.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
92.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
92.3%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
1971
5 yrs older than VT
1946Lowest
30 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
39% above VT
21 minLowest
11% below VT
46 minHighest
94% above VT
Work from home
19.4%±11.3
VT: 16.9%
25.9%±10.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.4%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Dummerston 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 Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
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.