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Guildhall vs Halifax vs Tunbridge

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
Tunbridge has the most renters (15.8% 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.

MeasureGuildhallHalifaxTunbridge
People
Population
371Lowest
847
1,253Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+5.9%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.6±7.8
about the VT average
40.6±13.1Lowest
6% below VT
42.7±8.3Highest
about the VT average
Tunbridge and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±7.5
VT: 17.9%
25.4%±5.3Highest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Halifax and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
26.1%±5.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.6%±7.2
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Guildhall and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
44.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
42.9%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.1%±3.1Lowest
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9
VT: 7%
3.6%±2Highest
VT: 7%
Tunbridge and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above VT
$63,889±$7kLowest
21% below VT
$89,464±$26k
10% above VT
Guildhall and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
$267,500±$21kLowest
16% below VT
$315,300±$23k
about the VT average
Guildhall and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$850±$717Lowest
31% below VT
$875±$154
29% below VT
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,625Lowest
8% below VT
$4,991Highest
about the VT average
$4,645
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
75%±100
VT: 48.4%
57.1%±73.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Guildhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
11.9%
VT: 10.1%
6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
86.6%
VT: 73.2%
84.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1968
8 yrs older than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
7% above VT
33 minHighest
38% above VT
31 min
31% above VT
Work from home
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
29.9%±11.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2
VT: 16.9%
Halifax and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Halifax School District First Branch Unified School District #82
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.