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Windsor vs Underhill vs Randolph
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).
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,060Lowest |
3,141 |
4,843Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
| Windsor and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Windsor 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% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Randolph 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% |
40.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
| Underhill and Randolph 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 |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
— | $1,172±$173Highest 5% below VT |
| Randolph 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 |
$4,698Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 6% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill and Randolph 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 | #55 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Randolph Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.