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Windsor vs Braintree vs Underhill
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 renters (42.2% rent).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Braintree | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,026Lowest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest 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+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Underhill and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
| Underhill and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
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| Windsor and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209 3% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Braintree 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% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill and Braintree 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 | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.