Compare towns
Cavendish vs Duxbury vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Duxbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.7%).
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 | Cavendish | Duxbury | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,242Lowest |
1,548Highest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.9Highest 5% above VT |
37.5±4.4Lowest 13% below VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
| Cavendish and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Cavendish and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Duxbury and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,063±$29kLowest 10% above VT |
$105,208±$25kHighest 30% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Duxbury and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $285,100±$40kLowest 10% below VT |
$364,600±$27kHighest 15% above VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
| Duxbury and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,318±$407 7% above VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28.9%±27 VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Cavendish 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% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.4% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 21% below VT |
23 min about the VT average |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.5%±6.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | None in town | Harwood Union Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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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.