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Underhill vs Westminster vs Fairfield
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 people working from home (27%).
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
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 | Fairfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Highest |
2,999 |
1,938Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
42.3±2.7 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Fairfield 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% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Westminster 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% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
30.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below VT |
$87,019±$22k 7% above VT |
| Underhill and Fairfield 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 |
$273,800±$35kLowest 14% below VT |
$320,600±$22k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
$1,056±$441Highest 14% below VT |
| Fairfield 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 |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,816 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Westminster and Fairfield 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% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.