Compare towns
Burke vs Whitingham vs Baltimore 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 most kids (23% under 18).
Whitingham has the oldest housing (typical home built 1974).
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
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 | Whitingham | Baltimore | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,317 |
1,368Highest |
361Lowest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
| Baltimore and Whitingham 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% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4% VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Baltimore and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
| Burke and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $938±$191 24% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
— | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,177Highest about the VT average |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 74.6%±31 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±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% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.8% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 25 min 8% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4 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 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
— | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.