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Pomfret 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
Pomfret has the most renters (18.7% rent).
Tunbridge has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
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 | Pomfret | Tunbridge | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 908Lowest |
1,253 |
1,585Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±12.1Highest 24% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±4.2 23% above VT |
| Pomfret and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.4%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.5%±6.5 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $84,229±$8kLowest 4% above VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $399,200±$144k 26% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,170±$98Lowest 5% below 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 | $6,722 33% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 24%±22.4Lowest 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 | 5.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 30.3%±10.5 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Pomfret are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | 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 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.