Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Middlesex vs Jay
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 renters (15.8% rent).
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
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 | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253 |
1,943Highest |
471Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
52.1±10.5Highest 21% above VT |
| Jay and Middlesex 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±1.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Tunbridge and Middlesex 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% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Middlesex 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±$26k 10% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$74,792±$25kLowest 8% below 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 |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% 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±$359Lowest 8% above VT |
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| 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 |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Jay 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% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
27 minLowest 17% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Jay 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 | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | None 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.