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Northfield vs Tunbridge vs Underhill
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Northfield has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
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 | Northfield | Tunbridge | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,920Highest |
1,253Lowest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
38.1±11.4 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Tunbridge and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 15.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,768±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
| Underhill and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $274,400±$21kLowest 13% below VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,018±$207Lowest 18% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
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| Tunbridge and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,878 3% below VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 63.3%±17.7 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 16% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±4.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Underhill 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 | #42 of 70 in VT | — | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | Northfield Middle/High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.0 |
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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.