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Underhill vs Windham vs Montgomery

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).
Windham has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Montgomery has the oldest population (median age 51.5).

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.

MeasureUnderhillWindhamMontgomery
People
Population
3,141Highest
594Lowest
1,047
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
-1.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
38.1±11.4Lowest
12% below VT
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
51.5±11.3Highest
19% above VT
Montgomery and Windham 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%
17.5%±7.9
VT: 17.9%
15.5%±4.4Lowest
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%
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
33.9%±8.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
Montgomery and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
50.1%
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
52.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.5%±2Highest
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
2.8%±3.2
VT: 7%
Underhill and Montgomery 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
$94,500±$12kHighest
16% above VT
$53,289±$24kLowest
34% below VT
Windham 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
$353,900±$20k
12% above VT
$323,200±$45kLowest
about the VT average
Rentmedian gross, monthly — —
$868±$209
30% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,697Highest
33% above VT
$5,951
18% above VT
$4,326Lowest
14% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±18.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
76.6%±68Highest
VT: 48.4%
Montgomery and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.9%
VT: 10.1%
15.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
79.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
80.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979Lowest
3 yrs newer than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
39% above VT
27 minLowest
14% above VT
37 minHighest
58% above VT
Work from home
19.4%±11.3
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
16%±5.9Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Windham 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 — —
School district Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 — Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85
High school in town None 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.