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Underhill vs Waterville vs Bakersfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
Waterville has the most affordable homes ($236k median).
Bakersfield has the most homeowners (94%).
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 | Waterville | Bakersfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Highest |
680Lowest |
1,109 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
49.1±8.2Highest 14% above VT |
46.4±8 8% above VT |
| Waterville and Bakersfield 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% |
20.4%±8.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Waterville 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% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3 VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Waterville 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 |
$71,250±$27kLowest 12% below VT |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
| Underhill and Bakersfield 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 |
$236,300±$15kLowest 25% below VT |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,110±$93Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Waterville 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 |
$3,957 21% below VT |
$3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Waterville and Bakersfield 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% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.9% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minLowest 39% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7 VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill and Bakersfield 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 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 |
| High school in town | None 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.