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Tunbridge vs Derry vs Randolph

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Derry has the most expensive homes ($391k median).
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

MeasureTunbridgeDerryRandolph
People
Population
1,253Lowest
21,339Highest
4,843
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.7±8.3Highest
10% above U.S.
41±3
5% above U.S.
40.4±7.4Lowest
4% above U.S.
Tunbridge and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
19.9%±2.8
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Tunbridge and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.9%±1.6
U.S.: 17.2%
14.8%±2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.9%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Randolph and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
36.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.8%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
7.2%±2.2
U.S.: 6.4%
11.2%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Randolph and Derry 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
11% above U.S.
$91,673±$11kHighest
14% above U.S.
$76,758±$6kLowest
5% below U.S.
Derry 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
5% below U.S.
$391,200±$23kHighest
18% above U.S.
$278,700±$38kLowest
16% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128
5% below U.S.
$1,549±$137Highest
10% above U.S.
$1,172±$173Lowest
17% below U.S.
Derry and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645Lowest
49% above U.S.
$7,278Highest
133% above U.S.
$4,698
51% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
54.7%±9.5
U.S.: 51.1%
54.1%±17.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Derry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
4.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
59.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
67.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
29 min
11% above U.S.
21 minLowest
22% below U.S.
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
14.2%±3.5
U.S.: 15.1%
12.9%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge and Derry 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 — #60 of 120 in NH #55 of 70 in VT
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 — Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
High school in town None in town — Randolph Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.4
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U.S. 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.