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Braintree vs Tunbridge vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Braintree | Tunbridge | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026Lowest |
1,253 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Braintree 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 | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | 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 | 6 photos → |
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.