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Tunbridge vs Calais vs Chelsea
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%).
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Chelsea has the oldest population (median age 54.1).
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 | Calais | Chelsea |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253 |
1,713Highest |
1,223Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4% VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
54.1±12.1Highest 26% above VT |
| Chelsea and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.9%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Chelsea 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% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Chelsea and Calais 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% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
4.8%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Chelsea 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 |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$65,913±$13kLowest 19% below VT |
| Calais 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 |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$260,900±$39kLowest 18% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128Lowest 9% above VT |
$1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,524±$467Highest 24% above VT |
| Chelsea and Calais 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 |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,762Lowest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.3%±33.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Chelsea 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% |
8.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
30 minLowest 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±7.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Calais 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | None 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.