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Bethel vs Tunbridge vs Danville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bethel has the most affordable homes ($238k median).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
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 | Bethel | Tunbridge | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,736 |
1,253Lowest |
2,360Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.7±3.7 18% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
| Danville and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bethel and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.7% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $75,822±$7k 7% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $238,000±$41kLowest 25% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,335±$220Lowest 8% above VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
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| Tunbridge and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,168Highest about the VT average |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54%±22 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 19% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | White River Unified School District #79 | 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.