Best PlacesUnderhill, VT Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Underhill, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Underhill ranks 1,337th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on population health by a wide margin, and childcare costs are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Underhill
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
Underhill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Underhill ranks high
- Health outlookBetter than 99% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 98% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 96% of towns
Where Underhill ranks low
- Cheap childcare$1,718 a month, better than only 1% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than only 11% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 14% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 71 pleasant days a year, better than only 28% of towns
- Short commute30.0 minutes each way, better than only 33% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Underhill
A household needs to earn about $130,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Underhill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $116,815; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses Underhill's effective rate of 1.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Underhill
Underhill's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Underhill.
Who works in Underhill, and how
Work in Underhill centers on education and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Underhill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Underhill.
What the weather is like in Underhill, month by month
Underhill sees roughly 71 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 33, with lows near 15. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 33° | 24° | 15° |
| April | 59° | 46° | 35° |
| July | 86° | 74° | 63° |
| October | 64° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Underhill
The nearest airport, Patrick Leahy Burlington International, is about 12 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is General Edward Lawrence Logan International, about 179 miles away.
The best schools in and around Underhill
Schools across Underhill average an A−, better than 95% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cumberland Head Elementary SchoolA · 63% proficient
- Underhill Central SchoolA− · 60% proficient
- Keeseville Primary SchoolB− · 43% proficient
Top middle schools
- Browns River Middle SchoolA− · 58% proficient
- Stafford Middle SchoolC · 35% proficient
Top high schools
- Plattsburgh Senior High SchoolA+ · 98% proficient
- Peru High SchoolA+ · 90% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Underhill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Underhill measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare Underhill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Underhill
Is Underhill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Underhill ranks 1,337th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on population health, few empty homes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on childcare costs and property taxes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Underhill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $456,581. The overall cost of living runs about 7% above the national average. Set against a $116,815 median income, cost of living beats 86% of towns.
Is Underhill safe?
Yes, Underhill is safer than 87% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $202 per resident a year.
Compare Underhill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Underhill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Underhill represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
Underhill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Underhill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Underhill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Underhill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Underhill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Underhill detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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