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Windsor vs Windham vs Underhill vs Windsor
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).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
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 | Windham | Underhill | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,060 |
594Lowest |
3,141 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.5% VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Windsor 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% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 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%±8 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40% VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Windsor 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 |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$92,267±$54k 14% above VT |
$52,484±$11k 35% below 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 | $170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
— | — | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
| Windsor and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
| Windham 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 22 minLowest 6% below VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
23 min 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — | #2 of 70 in VT | #61 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 | 12 photos → |
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.