Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Barnet vs West Windsor
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 most people working from home (25.8%).
Barnet has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
West Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+22.3%).
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 | West Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253 |
1,855Highest |
1,171Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
54±5.9Highest 25% above VT |
| West Windsor and Barnet 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% |
21.6%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10Lowest 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% |
28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and West Windsor 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% |
35.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
| West Windsor and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
$393,500±$41kHighest 24% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
| Tunbridge and West Windsor 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 |
$4,489Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,860Highest 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
28 minLowest 17% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | Mount Ascutney School District #86 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.