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Windsor vs Underhill vs Cabot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
Cabot has the most people working from home (21.4%).
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 | Windsor | Underhill | Cabot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060 |
3,141Highest |
1,579Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
40.3±6.6 6% below VT |
| Windsor and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$77,031±$16k 5% below VT |
| Underhill and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$268,500±$77k 15% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
— | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
| Cabot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878 3% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Cabot and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #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.