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Windham vs Randolph 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 oldest population (median age 44.2).
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Randolph | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
4,843Highest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Windham and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest 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+ | 23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Randolph 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% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% 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 |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 18% above VT |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph 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% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.