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Windham vs Moriah vs Underhill

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the shortest commute (27 min average).
Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
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.

MeasureWindhamMoriahUnderhill
People
Population
594Lowest
4,483Highest
3,141
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.2±7.4
14% above U.S.
56.7±3Highest
46% above U.S.
38.1±11.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
17.5%±7.9
U.S.: 22%
15.4%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Underhill and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
33.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Moriah 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
25.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
50.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.6%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Underhill and Moriah 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
17% above U.S.
$63,113±$6kLowest
22% below U.S.
$92,267±$54k
14% above U.S.
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
6% above U.S.
$138,200±$9kLowest
58% below U.S.
$446,000±$24kHighest
34% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$832±$165
41% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951
91% above U.S.
$2,644Lowest
15% below U.S.
$6,697Highest
115% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94
U.S.: 51.1%
51.2%±25.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±18.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Moriah and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
80.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
32 min
22% above U.S.
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
Work from home
20.5%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.4%±11.3
U.S.: 15.1%
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 — #380 of 484 in NY #2 of 70 in VT
School district — MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town — MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
8.6
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U.S. 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.