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Tunbridge vs Burke vs Craftsbury
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%).
Burke has the most kids (23% under 18).
Craftsbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.4%).
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 | Burke | Craftsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
1,317 |
1,352Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
-5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+11.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
41.5±4.6 4% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Craftsbury 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% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Craftsbury 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% |
21.7%±2.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Craftsbury 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% VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
12.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
$83,672±$16kLowest 3% 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 |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
$270,500±$44kLowest 15% below 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 |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,091±$184 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Craftsbury 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 |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
$4,164Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31 VT: 48.4% |
29.9%±29.2Lowest 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
12.5%±5.1Lowest 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.