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Bennington vs Ira vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Bennington | Ira | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
381Lowest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ira and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63 8% below VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513 10% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$4,645Highest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #58 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7 |
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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.