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Guilford vs Leyden vs Tunbridge

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Guilford has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Leyden has the highest household income ($106k).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).

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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.

MeasureGuilfordLeydenTunbridge
People
Population
2,461Highest
637Lowest
1,253
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+4.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
46.7±5.2
20% above U.S.
53.2±8.2Highest
37% above U.S.
42.7±8.3Lowest
10% above U.S.
Leyden and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.5%±4.9
U.S.: 22%
13.8%±3.6Lowest
U.S.: 22%
21.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
Tunbridge and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
27.6%±4
U.S.: 17.2%
28.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Leyden and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.6%±2.4
U.S.: 6.4%
0.5%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
3.6%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Tunbridge and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$75,243±$6kLowest
7% below U.S.
$105,893±$13kHighest
31% above U.S.
$89,464±$26k
11% above U.S.
Leyden and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$312,600±$39kLowest
6% below U.S.
$372,900±$24kHighest
12% above U.S.
$315,300±$23k
5% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,283±$273Lowest
9% below U.S.
$1,917±$451Highest
36% above U.S.
$1,346±$128
5% below U.S.
Leyden and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,827Highest
87% above U.S.
$4,651
49% above U.S.
$4,645Lowest
49% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
46.9%±19.4
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
10.6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
10.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
84.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
same as U.S.
1976Lowest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 minLowest
5% below U.S.
33 minHighest
23% above U.S.
31 min
16% above U.S.
Work from home
16.7%±5.3
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge and Guilford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 — 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

U.S. 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.