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Randolph vs Tunbridge vs Vernon
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).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Vernon has the shortest commute (20 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 | Randolph | Tunbridge | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,253Lowest |
2,709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
42.6±5.4 about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Randolph 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% |
22.8%±2.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
26.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
3%±1.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Vernon 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±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Vernon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173 5% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,023±$214Lowest 17% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Randolph 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 |
$5,191Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest 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% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 12% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Randolph 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 | — | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Vernon School District |
| 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.