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Tunbridge vs Underhill vs Ira

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%).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k median).
Ira has the oldest population (median age 54.1).

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.

MeasureTunbridgeUnderhillIra
People
Population
1,253
3,141Highest
381Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+3.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
42.7±8.3
about the VT average
38.1±11.4Lowest
12% below VT
54.1±5.5Highest
26% above VT
Ira and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
27.8%±10.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
10.5%±4.7Lowest
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%
17.6%±6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
28.9%±3.3Highest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.9%
VT: 43.8%
50.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
37.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2Highest
VT: 7%
3.5%±2
VT: 7%
3.4%±3.5Lowest
VT: 7%
Tunbridge and Underhill 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
$92,267±$54kHighest
14% above VT
$71,827±$5kLowest
12% below 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
$446,000±$24kHighest
41% above VT
$272,900±$18kLowest
14% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
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$942±$52Lowest
24% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645
8% below VT
$6,697Highest
33% above VT
$4,146Lowest
18% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±18.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
36.4%±100
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Ira 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%
6.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%
VT: 73.2%
79.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1975Lowest
1 yr older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 min
31% above VT
33 minHighest
39% above VT
28 minLowest
20% above VT
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
19.4%±11.3
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
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 — #2 of 70 in VT —
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 —
High school in town None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
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.