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Calais vs Pomfret vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the highest household income ($101k).
Pomfret has the oldest population (median age 53.4).
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 | Calais | Pomfret | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
908Lowest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
| Pomfret and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.4%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pomfret and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
58%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$84,229±$8kLowest 4% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Calais and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$399,200±$144kHighest 26% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
| Pomfret and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,170±$98Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
| Calais and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586 31% above VT |
$6,722Highest 33% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
24%±22.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.3%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Pomfret and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.