Compare towns
Bakersfield vs Cabot vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bakersfield has the most homeowners (94%).
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.
| Measure | Bakersfield | Cabot | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,109Lowest |
1,579Highest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±8Highest 8% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
| Bakersfield and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.6%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bakersfield and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Bakersfield and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Bakersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,200±$327Lowest about the VT average |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,823Lowest 24% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$4,645Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18.8%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 40% above VT |
30 minLowest 27% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.2%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.