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Tunbridge vs Hyde Park vs Burke
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%).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Burke has the most expensive homes ($341k median).
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 | Hyde Park | Burke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253 |
513Lowest |
1,317Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
42.6±10.1 about the VT average |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Hyde Park are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±1.6 VT: 21.4% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Burke 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 VT: 43.8% |
41%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$89,946±$10kHighest 11% above VT |
$87,143±$17kLowest 7% above VT |
| Hyde Park 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 about the VT average |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
$340,600±$18kHighest 8% above VT |
| Burke and Tunbridge 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 |
$1,306±$285 6% above VT |
$938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Hyde Park 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 |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
$5,177Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Burke 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% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
25 minLowest 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Burke 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 | — | #59 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| 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.