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Addison vs Sharon vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Sharon has the most renters (20.3% rent).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
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 | Addison | Sharon | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
1,577Highest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$84,375±$17kLowest 4% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Addison and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
| Addison and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,386±$155 12% above VT |
$1,346±$128Lowest 9% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Sharon School District | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.