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Middlesex 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

Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Tunbridge has the youngest population (median age 42.7).

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.

MeasureMiddlesexRandolphTunbridge
People
Population
1,943
2,007Highest
1,253Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+2.8%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+5.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.4±3.9
3% above VT
50.5±7.7Highest
17% above VT
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
Randolph and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.3%±3.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
11%±5Lowest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
Middlesex and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.6%±3.7Lowest
VT: 21.4%
24.2%±4.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6
VT: 21.4%
Randolph and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
42.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
42.9%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.2%±2.6
VT: 7%
7.3%±4.7Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
Randolph and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$109,632±$13kHighest
35% above VT
$75,069±$11kLowest
8% below VT
$89,464±$26k
10% above VT
Middlesex and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$376,300±$40kHighest
19% above VT
$235,400±$25kLowest
26% below VT
$315,300±$23k
about the VT average
Middlesex and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,333±$359
8% above VT
$1,095±$198Lowest
11% below VT
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
Tunbridge and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$6,483Highest
29% above VT
$4,507Lowest
11% below VT
$4,645
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
54.3%±20.8
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.1%
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
96.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
53.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
84.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1942Lowest
34 yrs older than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
17% above VT
18 minLowest
24% below VT
31 minHighest
31% above VT
Work from home
28.4%±10.7Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.7%±7.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2
VT: 16.9%
Middlesex and Tunbridge 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 Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 — 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.