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Tunbridge vs Randolph vs Underhill
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%).
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k 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 | Randolph | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
4,843Highest |
3,141 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Highest about the VT average |
40.4±7.4 6% below VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Randolph 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% |
17.3%±4.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Tunbridge 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% |
22.9%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Randolph 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% |
40.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
11.2%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
$76,758±$6kLowest 5% below VT |
$92,267±$54kHighest 14% above VT |
| Underhill 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 |
$278,700±$38kLowest 12% below VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,172±$173Lowest 5% below VT |
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| Tunbridge and Randolph 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 |
$4,698 7% below VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.1%±17.8 VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Randolph 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% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
6.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
79.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
21 minLowest 12% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.9%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Underhill 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 | — | #55 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None in town | Randolph Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.