Compare towns
Halifax vs Tunbridge vs Ira
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 kids (25.4% under 18).
Tunbridge has the highest household income ($89k).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Halifax | Tunbridge | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 847 |
1,253Highest |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Ira and Tunbridge 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% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Tunbridge 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% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ira 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Ira 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 |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Ira 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 |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,991Highest about the VT average |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.6% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 38% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
28 minLowest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest 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 Our Story | 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.