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Derby Line vs Tunbridge vs Vershire

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Derby Line has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Vershire has the most renters (18.5% rent).

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.

MeasureDerby LineTunbridgeVershire
People
Population
783Lowest
1,253Highest
842
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.1%
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-7.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
46.7±13.3Highest
8% above VT
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
45.7±9.3
6% above VT
Derby Line and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±8.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
19.1%±4.5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Derby Line and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.9%±6.6Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.2%±5
VT: 21.4%
Derby Line and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.2%
VT: 43.8%
42.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
31.8%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±2.3Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2
VT: 7%
5.2%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
Vershire and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$71,518±$25kLowest
12% below VT
$89,464±$26kHighest
10% above VT
$71,618±$12k
12% below VT
Tunbridge and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$201,000±$52kLowest
37% below VT
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
$209,100±$55k
34% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$835±$334Lowest
32% below VT
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
$1,117±$80
9% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,275Lowest
35% below VT
$4,645Highest
8% below VT
$4,640
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
35.4%±24.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100
VT: 48.4%
77.8%±24.5Highest
VT: 48.4%
Vershire and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.4%
VT: 10.1%
19.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83%
VT: 73.2%
84.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1956Lowest
20 yrs older than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
1985Highest
9 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
3% above VT
31 min
31% above VT
32 minHighest
38% above VT
Work from home
13.5%±9.8
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
12.3%±4.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — First Branch Unified School District #82 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.