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Tunbridge vs Cavendish vs Craftsbury vs Randolph

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%).
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Craftsbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.4%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).

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.

MeasureTunbridgeCavendishCraftsburyRandolph
People
Population
1,253
1,242Lowest
1,352
4,843Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%
VT: +2.8%
+1.8%
VT: +2.8%
+11.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-0.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.7±8.3
about the VT average
45.2±5.9Highest
5% above VT
41.5±4.6
4% below VT
40.4±7.4Lowest
6% below VT
Cavendish 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%
18.3%±4.8
VT: 17.9%
21.2%±4.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±4.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Craftsbury 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%
23.6%±2
VT: 21.4%
25.7%±4.2Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.9%±4.2
VT: 21.4%
Craftsbury and Cavendish 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%
39.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
46.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
40.8%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
4.3%±1.9
VT: 7%
12.4%±2.8Highest
VT: 7%
11.2%±2.5
VT: 7%
Craftsbury and Randolph 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
$89,063±$29k
10% above VT
$83,672±$16k
3% above VT
$76,758±$6kLowest
5% below VT
Tunbridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
$285,100±$40k
10% below VT
$270,500±$44kLowest
15% below VT
$278,700±$38k
12% below VT
Tunbridge and Cavendish 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
$1,000±$546Lowest
19% below VT
$1,091±$184
12% below VT
$1,172±$173
5% below VT
Tunbridge and Randolph 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
$3,948Lowest
22% below VT
$4,164
17% below VT
$4,698Highest
7% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
28.9%±27Lowest
VT: 48.4%
29.9%±29.2
VT: 48.4%
54.1%±17.8
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Randolph 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%
6.3%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
6.6%
VT: 10.1%
7.7%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
81.3%
VT: 73.2%
82.5%
VT: 73.2%
67.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1971
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
31% above VT
19 minLowest
21% below VT
27 min
16% above VT
21 min
12% below VT
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
18.5%±6.6
VT: 16.9%
12.5%±5.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
12.9%±4.7
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — — #55 of 70 in VT
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 Green Mountain Unified School District #77 — Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
High school in town None in town None in town — Randolph Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school — — —
9.4
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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.