Compare towns
Burke vs Mount Tabor vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Burke has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Burke | Mount Tabor | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,317Highest |
304Lowest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $87,143±$17kLowest 7% above VT |
— | $89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,600±$18k 8% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,177 about the VT average |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.6%±31 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 8% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | 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 | 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.