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Tunbridge vs Cornwall vs Salisbury

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 youngest population (median age 42.7).
Cornwall has the most expensive homes ($458k median).
Salisbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.5%).

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.

MeasureTunbridgeCornwallSalisbury
People
Population
1,253Highest
1,208
1,200Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%
VT: +2.8%
+1.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+7.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
50.4±4.6
17% above VT
50.6±6.5Highest
17% above VT
Salisbury and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±3
VT: 17.9%
16.6%±3.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Tunbridge and Cornwall 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%
25.7%±6.1
VT: 21.4%
30.4%±2.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Salisbury and Cornwall 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%
54.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
34.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Cornwall 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±$26kLowest
10% above VT
$114,583±$32kHighest
41% above VT
$99,688±$21k
23% above VT
Cornwall and Salisbury 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
$458,000±$49kHighest
45% above VT
$306,900±$51kLowest
3% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128
9% above VT
$1,125±$206Lowest
9% below VT
$1,443±$984Highest
17% above VT
Salisbury 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
$6,726Highest
33% above VT
$4,842
4% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
61.9%±65.5
VT: 48.4%
31.9%±22.6Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Cornwall 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%
0.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.3%Highest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
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 minHighest
31% above VT
24 min
about the VT average
19 minLowest
20% below VT
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
24.4%±6.6
VT: 16.9%
6%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge and Cornwall 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 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.