Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Calais vs Killington
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 affordable homes ($315k median).
Calais has the highest household income ($101k).
Killington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+73.5%).
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 | Killington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253 |
1,713Highest |
785Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+73.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
52.8±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Killington 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% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Calais 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% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Killington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
57.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
6.5%±5.8 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Killington 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 |
$81,250±$39kLowest about the VT average |
| 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±$23kLowest about the VT average |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$488,400±$85kHighest 54% above VT |
| Killington and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,286±$483Lowest 4% above VT |
| Calais and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$6,827Highest 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±25.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Calais 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% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
74.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976Lowest same as VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.7%±10.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Killington 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 | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| 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.