Compare towns
Middlesex vs Tunbridge vs Warren
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).
Tunbridge has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Middlesex | Tunbridge | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,943Highest |
1,253Lowest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest 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% |
20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 54.7% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex and Tunbridge 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 |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% 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±$40k 19% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,333±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% 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 | $6,483 29% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Warren 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% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977Lowest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 17% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 28.4%±10.7 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school 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 |
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.