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Underhill vs Salisbury vs Wells
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 people working from home (19.4%).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Wells has the most affordable homes ($243k 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 | Salisbury | Wells |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Highest |
1,200 |
1,148Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
50.7±5.2Highest 18% above VT |
| Wells and Salisbury 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% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Salisbury 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.5%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
29.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Wells 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 |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$75,417±$11kLowest 7% below VT |
| Salisbury 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 |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$243,000±$42kLowest 23% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,313±$282Lowest 6% above VT |
| Salisbury and Wells 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 |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$3,308Lowest 34% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
62.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Wells and Salisbury 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 39% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
48 minHighest 102% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.3%±6.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill and Wells 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| 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.