Compare towns
Halifax vs Strafford vs Warren vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Halifax has the most affordable homes ($268k median).
Strafford has the highest household income ($111k).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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.
| Measure | Halifax | Strafford | Warren | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 847Lowest |
1,372 |
1,585Highest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
51.4±4.7 19% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
| Warren and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
23%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.6%±7.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±3.4 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.9% VT: 43.8% |
53.3% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
| Strafford and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$110,833±$19kHighest 36% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Strafford and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $267,500±$21kLowest 16% below VT |
$431,300±$40k 36% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
| Warren and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,125±$789 9% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
| Warren and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,991 about the VT average |
$7,149 42% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±48 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
5.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% VT: 73.2% |
88.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 38% above VT |
23 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.9%±11.9 VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Halifax School District | Strafford School District | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.