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Arkwright vs Cabot vs Tunbridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Arkwright has the most affordable homes ($171k median).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).

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.

MeasureArkwrightCabotTunbridge
People
Population
859Lowest
1,579Highest
1,253
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-5%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
50.8±7.2Highest
31% above U.S.
40.3±6.6Lowest
4% above U.S.
42.7±8.3
10% above U.S.
Arkwright and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.2%±5.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
27.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
Cabot and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±3.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
21%±6.4
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Arkwright and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
44.7%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Tunbridge and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,000±$26kHighest
15% above U.S.
$77,031±$16kLowest
5% below U.S.
$89,464±$26k
11% above U.S.
Arkwright and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$170,900±$30kLowest
49% below U.S.
$268,500±$77k
19% below U.S.
$315,300±$23kHighest
5% below U.S.
Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$875±$689Lowest
38% below U.S.
$1,243±$354
12% below U.S.
$1,346±$128Highest
5% below U.S.
Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,760Lowest
21% above U.S.
$4,639
49% above U.S.
$4,645Highest
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
50%±65.2
U.S.: 51.1%
44.1%±26.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Arkwright are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1977Lowest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
about the U.S. average
30 min
13% above U.S.
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
Work from home
6%±3.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
21.4%±4.2
U.S.: 15.1%
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — First Branch Unified School District #82
High school in town — — None in town
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U.S. 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.