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Windham vs Elmore 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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Elmore has the most homeowners (92.8%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k 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.

MeasureWindhamElmoreUnderhill
People
Population
594Lowest
964
3,141Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+3.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+3.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
45±3.5Highest
4% above VT
38.1±11.4Lowest
12% below VT
Elmore 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%
23.4%±9.5
VT: 17.9%
27.8%±10.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
Underhill and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±8.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
14.6%±2.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
17.6%±6
VT: 21.4%
Windham and Underhill 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%
47.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
50.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
1.3%±1.1
VT: 7%
3.5%±2Highest
VT: 7%
Underhill and Elmore 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
$98,750±$24kHighest
22% above VT
$92,267±$54kLowest
14% above VT
Elmore 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±$20k
12% above VT
$315,800±$47kLowest
about the VT average
$446,000±$24kHighest
41% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,225±$263
about the VT average
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951
18% above VT
$5,066Lowest
about the VT average
$6,697Highest
33% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.8%±65.8
VT: 48.4%
0%±18.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Windham and Elmore 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%
3.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
6.4%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%
VT: 73.2%
92.8%Highest
VT: 73.2%
79.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1978Lowest
2 yrs newer than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
14% above VT
29 min
25% above VT
33 minHighest
39% above VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±4.3Lowest
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 — Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
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.