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Tunbridge vs Barnet vs Randolph
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tunbridge has the highest household income ($89k).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
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 | Tunbridge | Barnet | Randolph |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253 |
61Lowest |
4,843Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
40.4±7.4Lowest 6% below VT |
| Barnet and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.9%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9% VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$76,758±$6k 5% 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 | $315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
$278,700±$38k 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
— | $1,172±$173Lowest 5% 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 | $4,645 8% below VT |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$4,698Highest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 54.1%±17.8Lowest 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 | 14.4% VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
— | 21 minLowest 12% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet 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 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Randolph Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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| 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.