Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Bellows Falls vs Burke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Burke has the most expensive homes ($341k median).
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 | Bellows Falls | Burke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
2,891Highest |
1,317 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Bellows Falls 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% |
23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls 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±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Burke 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 |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
| Burke and Tunbridge 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 |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645 8% below VT |
$4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Burke 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% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
25 min 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Burke 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 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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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.