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Orleans vs Tunbridge vs Whiting
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Whiting has the shortest commute (22 min average).
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 | Orleans | Tunbridge | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 809 |
1,253Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Tunbridge and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,159±$10kLowest 30% below VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
| Whiting and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,645Highest 8% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.3%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 33% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school 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.