Compare towns
Underhill vs Westminster vs Rochester
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 expensive homes ($446k median).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
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.
| Measure | Underhill | Westminster | Rochester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Highest |
497Lowest |
1,389 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
| Rochester and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.8%±10.9 VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Underhill 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% |
19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester and Westminster 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% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Westminster 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 |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
$72,676±$8kLowest 11% below VT |
| Underhill and Westminster 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 |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
$253,600±$81kLowest 20% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$929±$158Highest 25% below VT |
| Rochester and Westminster 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 |
$4,480 11% below VT |
$3,977Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8 VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Rochester and Westminster 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% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
86.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester and Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 |
| 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.