Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Middlesex vs Craftsbury
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 oldest housing (typical home built 1981).
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Craftsbury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+11.4%).
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 | Middlesex | Craftsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
1,943Highest |
1,352 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+11.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
44.4±3.9Highest 3% above VT |
41.5±4.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Middlesex and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Craftsbury 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Craftsbury 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
46.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
12.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$83,672±$16kLowest 3% above VT |
| Middlesex 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 |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$270,500±$44kLowest 15% below VT |
| Middlesex 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 |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
$1,091±$184Lowest 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Middlesex 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$4,164Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.9%±29.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Craftsbury 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% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.5%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Tunbridge 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.