Local conditions
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- Underhill's 2021 Town Plan says the town borders six towns - Bolton, Cambridge, Essex, Jericho, Stowe and Westford - though its shared boundary with Essex is only a single corner point.
- Underhill's 2021 Town Plan describes a town-acquired, approximately 16.7-acre conserved parcel that extends undeveloped land from the outskirts of Underhill Center to Mountain Road, valued for its Mt. Mansfield views.
- Underhill's 2021 Town Plan puts the town's median household income at $98,981, well above Chittenden County's $66,906 and the state's $57,808.
- Underhill's 2021 Town Plan says the town grew from 1,198 people to 2,799 during its population boom, a 1,601-person increase.
- Underhill's 2021 Town Plan says Underhill Central School, Browns River Middle School and Mt. Mansfield Union High School are all part of the Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District, which voted in 2019 to merge in Huntington's students.
- Underhill's 2021 Town Plan counts 1,158 residences town-wide, of which 89.29% are single-family dwellings and 2.16% are mobile homes, per the Assessor's Office.
- Underhill's 2021 Town Plan says that of the town's 1,231 housing units as of 2016, 308 would need to be weatherized to meet the state's 25%-weatherized-by-2020 goal; 200 Home Performance with ENERGY STAR projects had been completed by the end of 2017.
How Underhill compares next door
Underhill's 2021 Town Plan lists six towns it actually borders — Bolton, Cambridge, Essex, Jericho, Stowe and Westford — though the shared line with Essex is only a single corner point, worth knowing before assuming an "Essex-area" agency route automatically reaches Underhill. The same plan found 308 of the town's 1,231 housing units would need weatherizing to meet a state 25%-by-2020 goal, with 200 Home Performance with ENERGY STAR projects completed by the end of 2017 — an older, harder-to-heat housing stock than nearby Jericho's, whose own plan instead highlights a near-doubling of home prices as its main housing story.
Getting started
Underhill Center sits on VT 15 at the west side of Mount Mansfield, with Underhill State Park up the mountain road above the village.
Home-care coverage
Ask how many caregivers are eligible and willing to cover the Underhill address and whether minimum visits change with distance.
Confirm the weather threshold, notification process and local backup for an essential routine.
How far to search
Jericho, Essex, Cambridge and Richmond can be considered for community or service connections.
A mountain-crossing or longer winter route may feel different from its distance on a map.
- Jericho
- Essex
- Cambridge
- Richmond
Costs
Underhill pricing should identify rural travel, minimum shifts, cancellation and backup limits.
When comparing a community, add the cost and time of family travel and any loss of nearby informal support.
Winter and transport
Elevation, snow, driveway maintenance and limited alternate routes can affect reliability.
Keep an independent household backup and do not treat a web inquiry as assurance of storm coverage.
Questions for providers
What weather threshold, rural minimum and replacement process apply to this Underhill address?
The first week
Test the plan against a winter day and a caregiver absence before signing.
Confirm which tasks are essential, which can move to another time and who makes that decision.
Licensed settings
Reading the state's own licence data: 1 senior-living setting in Underhill, 27 more in Chittenden County, 28 county-wide.
7 carry a dementia designation; 13 take Medicaid — a licence, not a room held open.
Hospital and home health
A household in Underhill, part of Chittenden County, looks to University of Vermont Medical Center Inc.
in Burlington (Joint Commission accredited) as the general acute hospital, whose discharge planners are typically the quickest path forward.
The licensed provider of home health for Chittenden County is UVMHN Home Health and Hospice, based in Colchester — clinician-ordered care, distinct from the non-medical help Underhill families typically start with.