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Randolph vs Tunbridge vs Waitsfield
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).
Tunbridge has the most homeowners (84.2%).
Waitsfield has the oldest population (median age 74.8).
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 | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,843Highest |
1,253 |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest 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%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1 VT: 7% |
| Randolph and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,758±$6k 5% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Randolph 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 |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
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| Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,698Highest 7% below VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$4,688 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6Lowest 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.2% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 12% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
| Work from home | 12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield 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 | — |
| High school in town | Randolph Union High School | 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.