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Randolph vs Montpelier vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most affordable homes ($279k median).
Montpelier has the most renters (46.9% rent).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
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 | Randolph | Montpelier | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843 |
8,014Highest |
1,253Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42.3±2.4 about the VT average |
42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Montpelier and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
5%±1.6 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$81,030±$6k about the VT average |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$375,100±$21kHighest 18% above VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,302±$113 6% above VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698 7% below VT |
$6,936Highest 38% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±9.5Lowest 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 | 7.7% VT: 10.1% |
6.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% VT: 73.2% |
53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 12% below VT |
18 minLowest 23% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Montpelier 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 | #9 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | Montpelier High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.