Compare towns
Bridport vs Cornwall vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Cornwall has the highest household income ($115k).
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 | Bridport | Cornwall | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
1,208Lowest |
1,253Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±6.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Cornwall and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Cornwall and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35k 16% above VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103 4% below VT |
$1,125±$206Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519 10% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4% VT: 10.1% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.