Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Middlebury vs Royalton
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 kids (21.1% under 18).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Royalton has the most affordable homes ($263k median).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Middlebury | Royalton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
9,175Highest |
2,752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
43.9±10.1Highest about the VT average |
| Royalton and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.4%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Royalton 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% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Royalton 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% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
8%±4.2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$103,938±$24kHighest 28% above VT |
| Royalton 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 |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$263,200±$73kLowest 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,156±$113 6% below VT |
$1,040±$391Lowest 16% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Middlebury 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 |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,675 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
36.7%±16.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Middlebury 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% |
10.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1% VT: 73.2% |
63.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1965Lowest 11 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
20 min 13% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±7.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | #48 of 70 in VT |
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | None in town | Middlebury Union High School | White River Valley High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
8.7Lowest |
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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.