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Town Hall · Underhill

In Underhill, 99% of adult citizens voted for president in 2024, more than across Vermont

Underhill’s town government spent $2.2 million on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, about $713 per resident.

Election Day

Tomorrow

General election in Vermont.

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Day-to-day spending, 2024
$2.2M
year to June 30, 2024
Per resident, 2024
$713
In 2022: $759, less than 75% of 24 similar towns
Long-term debt
$1.3M
end of FY2024, reported
Town staff, 2022
7
full-time · 12 part-time · March payroll $52,864
Typical tax bill
$6,697
1.50% of home value · VT 1.59%

What stands out about how Underhill is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

Compared with similar places

$759 per resident in 2022: less than 75% of them

Underhill’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($759 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 24 Vermont towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $1,077, and the middle half spent $781–$1,428. Underhill spent less than 75% of them.

Middle half of the group, $781–$1,428Median $1,077Underhill

Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →

The group
24

Vermont towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Underhill itself left out).

Your share of the 2024 budget

About $713 per resident a year, or $1.95 a day

Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 42%.

Where the money comes from
Property taxes 85%From other local governments 9%Interest, fines & other 6%Fees & charges <1%
Not in the receipt.Building projects $557,000; interest on debt $30,000. With these and the enterprises, the whole budget was $2.8 million.
Over the years

Day-to-day spending is down 4% since 2022

Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Underhill reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.

Day-to-day spending by fiscal year

2022$2.3 million
2023$2.3 million
2024$2.2 million

Per resident: 2022: $759 · 2023: $720 · 2024: $713.

Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.

Property tax

The typical homeowner pays $6,697 a year

Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.50% of the home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont.

What homes cost →

Typical yearly bill next door and statewide

Jericho$7,318
Stowe$7,161
Underhill$6,697
Essex$6,602
Westford$6,282
Vermont$5,039
Cambridge$4,910
$6,697
typical bill a year
1.50%
effective rate
$446,000
typical home value (Census)
Your own bill

The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Underhill’s rate.

Can I afford it? →

The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Tax bills are one input to Underhill’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Underhill →

Meetings

Most Vermont towns vote on March 2, 2027

Check Underhill’s own dates: some towns hold the business session on another day or vote by ballot (SB2).

Agendas

Underhill’s meetings aren’t in our feed yet. Neighbors who know where agendas are posted can add it to the Handbook.

Town Meeting Day
Tue, Mar 2

Vermont’s Town Meeting Day is the first Tuesday in March, when towns vote on budgets and elect officers.

Some towns hold the business session on another day, and some vote by ballot (SB2). Check Underhill’s site for its warrant and dates.

Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Underhill

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Underhill’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Underhill yet.
Who works for Underhill

One full-time town employee for every 448 residents

On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2024 finance file (3,137).

By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022

Administration & buildings4 + 9 pt
Roads & transportation3 + 3 pt
7
full-time
12
part-time
$52,864
payroll for March 2022
$634,368
a year, estimated (March × 12)
$69,200
average full-time pay, before benefits (March × 12)
Compared, 2022.Underhill had 2.3 full-time staff per 1,000 residents in March 2022. The median for the 16 of the 24 Vermont towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools that reported 2022 staff was 4.4: Underhill had fewer than 88% of them. Same group and year as the budget comparison.

The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.

The school district

Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District 401

Underhill’s K–12 school district, shared with Bolton, Huntington, Jericho, Richmond. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Underhill →
$23,694
per pupil · VT $25,064
2,596
students
$3.2 million
long-term debt

Of the $23,694 per pupil, $14,352 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 2%State 94%Federal 4%

Vermont districts overall: 5% local, 89% state, 6% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Elections · 2024 general election

How Underhill voted in 2024

Official results for Underhill’s own voters, as certified after the November 5, 2024 general election, with the county and the state beside them.

President2,228 votes · results as certified
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat71.1%1,583 votes
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican24.8%552 votes

Others: 4.2% (93 votes).

Most votes in Underhill: Kamala D Harris

Chittenden County: Harris 74.6%, Trump 21.5% · Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%

Turnout
99%

of Underhill’s 2,255 adult citizens voted for president in 2024. Across Vermont: 71%.

Votes ÷ citizens of voting age (Census CVAP, 2020–24 ACS).

U.S. Senate2,209 votes
Bernie Sanders67.9%
Gerald MalloyRepublican29.2%
Others2.9%

Most votes in Underhill: Bernie Sanders

Chittenden County: Sanders 73.3%, Malloy 23.0% · Vermont: Sanders 63.2%, Malloy 32.1%

Governor2,198 votes
Phil ScottRepublican75.7%
Esther Charlestin21.8%
Others2.5%

Most votes in Underhill: Phil Scott

Chittenden County: Scott 69.2%, Charlestin 27.6% · Vermont: Scott 73.4%, Charlestin 21.8%

U.S. House · Vermont’s at-large district350,616 votes
Becca BalintDemocrat62.3%
Mark Coester29.8%
Others7.9%

Most votes in the district: Becca Balint

Whole-district result

President, 2024: Underhill, its county and the state

HarrisTrumpOthersVotes
Underhill71.1%24.8%4.2%2,228
Chittenden County74.6%21.5%3.8%97,329
Vermont63.8%32.3%3.9%369,422
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.

Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.

Who represents Underhill

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Underhill.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Vermont HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Vermont SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Vermont

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Next door

How Underhill compares with the towns next door

Underhill spent $759 per resident in 2022; the 3 neighbors that reported 2022 spent $599 to $2,636. Towns that run more services spend more. Tap a town to see its page.

Spends the leastSpends the mostEstimate or no figures
TownDay-to-day, per resident (2022)Tax bill
Cambridge$599$4,910
Essex$732$6,602
Stowe$2,636$7,161
Westfordestimate$6,282
Jerichoestimate$7,318
Underhill$759$6,697

Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).

Reach Underhill’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Underhill’s government

How much does Underhill spend per resident?

About $713 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $759 was less than 75% of 24 Vermont towns and townships of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.

What is the property tax rate in Underhill?

Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,697 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.50% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.59% across Vermont. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.

Who runs Underhill’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Underhill yet.

How did Underhill vote in 2024?

For president, Kamala D Harris 71.1%, Donald J Trump 24.8% (2,228 votes, official results). Chittenden County: Harris 74.6%, Trump 21.5%. Vermont: Harris 63.8%, Trump 32.3%.

How many people work for Underhill?

7 full-time and 12 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $52,864 (about $634,368 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.

Who represents Underhill in the state legislature?

State Senate District Chittenden South East (Ginny Lyons, Kesha Ram Hinsdale and Thomas Chittenden) and State House District Chittenden-3 (Edye Graning and Trevor Squirrell). The House district also covers 1 neighboring town. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

When is town meeting in Underhill?

Most Vermont towns vote on the first Tuesday in March (March 2, 2027). Some hold the business session on another day or vote by ballot (SB2), so check the town’s own site for Underhill’s own dates.

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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll; day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →