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Randolph vs Tunbridge vs Dorset
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 renters (32.8% rent).
Dorset has the most expensive homes ($569k 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 | Randolph | Tunbridge | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,253Lowest |
2,092 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
45.9±7.5Highest 6% above VT |
| Dorset and Tunbridge 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% |
21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Dorset 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% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$111,250±$40kHighest 37% above VT |
| Dorset and Tunbridge 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 |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
| Dorset and Tunbridge 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 |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
22 min 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset 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 | — | — |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4 |
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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.