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Windham vs Glover 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).
Glover has the most affordable homes ($265k median).
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.

MeasureWindhamGloverUnderhill
People
Population
594Lowest
1,051
3,141Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+3.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
48.4±5.9Highest
12% above VT
38.1±11.4Lowest
12% below VT
Glover 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%
22.3%±5
VT: 17.9%
27.8%±10.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
Underhill and Glover 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%
24.2%±3.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
17.6%±6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Glover 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%
35.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
50.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
5.3%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
3.5%±2
VT: 7%
Glover 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±$12kHighest
16% above VT
$73,839±$18kLowest
9% below VT
$92,267±$54k
14% above 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
$353,900±$20k
12% above VT
$264,700±$34kLowest
16% below VT
$446,000±$24kHighest
41% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$973±$130
21% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951
18% above VT
$3,234Lowest
36% below VT
$6,697Highest
33% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94Highest
VT: 48.4%
39.3%±64.2
VT: 48.4%
0%±18.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Windham and Glover 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%
9.3%
VT: 10.1%
6.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%
VT: 73.2%
93.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
79.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
14% above VT
40 minHighest
69% above VT
33 min
39% above VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
16.8%±5.9Lowest
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 — Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District 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.