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Tunbridge vs Highgate vs Cabot vs Cavendish
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%).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
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 | Highgate | Cabot | Cavendish |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,253 |
3,528Highest |
1,579 |
1,242Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+1.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
45.2±5.9Highest 5% above VT |
| Cavendish and Highgate 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% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot 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% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Cavendish and Highgate 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Cavendish 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±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$89,063±$29k 10% above 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 |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$285,100±$40k 10% 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 |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,243±$354 about the VT average |
$1,000±$546 19% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645Highest 8% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,639 8% below VT |
$3,948 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Cabot 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
9% VT: 10.1% |
6.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
30 min 27% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2 VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Cabot 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.