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Windham vs Addison vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Addison has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Windham | Addison | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,175 |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above VT |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,019±$461 64% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 18% above VT |
$5,831Lowest 16% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979Lowest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 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 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.