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Brookfield vs Tunbridge vs Worcester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the highest household income ($99k).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Worcester has the most affordable homes ($271k median).
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 | Brookfield | Tunbridge | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
1,253 |
831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
47±2.7Highest 9% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$73,833±$18kLowest 9% below VT |
| Brookfield and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$271,100±$27kLowest 14% below VT |
| Brookfield and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,023±$136 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 10% below VT |
$4,645Highest 8% below VT |
$4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
29 minLowest 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None 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.