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Strafford 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

Strafford has the highest household income ($111k).
Tunbridge has the most affordable homes ($315k median).
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.

MeasureStraffordTunbridgeWarren
People
Population
1,372
1,253Lowest
1,585Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%
VT: +2.8%
+16%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
51.4±4.7
19% above VT
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
53.1±4.2Highest
23% above VT
Warren and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
23%±5.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
21.1%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
9.3%±3.1Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Strafford and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.1%±3.4
VT: 21.4%
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.1%±4.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Warren and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
53.3%
VT: 43.8%
42.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
60%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.1%±2.6Highest
VT: 7%
3.6%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
3.6%±4Lowest
VT: 7%
Strafford and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$110,833±$19kHighest
36% above VT
$89,464±$26k
10% above VT
$86,905±$16kLowest
7% above VT
Strafford and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$431,300±$40k
36% above VT
$315,300±$23kLowest
about the VT average
$569,300±$123kHighest
80% above VT
Warren and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,125±$789Lowest
9% 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
$7,149
42% above VT
$4,645Lowest
8% below VT
$7,284Highest
45% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
44.6%±48
VT: 48.4%
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
32.3%±26.6Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Strafford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.4%
VT: 10.1%
15.7%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
84.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
86.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1977Lowest
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
23 min
about the VT average
31 minHighest
31% above VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
Work from home
16.1%±4.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
25.8%±8.2
VT: 16.9%
36.2%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Warren and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Strafford School District 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
On TownTapestry
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.