Compare towns
Fairlee vs Randolph vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairlee has the oldest population (median age 56.2).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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 | Fairlee | Randolph | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,066Lowest |
4,843Highest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
| Fairlee and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.7 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $74,760±$10kLowest 8% below VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,200±$39kLowest 13% below VT |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,083±$242Lowest 12% below VT |
$1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,617Highest 11% above VT |
$4,698 7% below VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.9% VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 15%±7.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Fairlee 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Rivendell Interstate School District | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.