Compare towns
Underhill vs Weston vs Windham
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).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k 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 | Weston | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,141Highest |
685 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Windham 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 50.1% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Weston 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 |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Weston and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $446,000±$24k 41% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
| Weston and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$729 11% above VT |
— |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,697 33% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$5,951Lowest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Windham and Weston 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 19.4%±11.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Windham 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.