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Castleton vs Tunbridge vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Castleton has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k 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 | Castleton | Tunbridge | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,453Highest |
1,253Lowest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.3±4.3 11% below VT |
42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Tunbridge and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,854±$23kLowest 9% below VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
| Underhill and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,800±$71kLowest 29% below VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,137±$195Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
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| Tunbridge and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.7%±21.9 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 17% below VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #39 of 70 in VT | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| 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.