Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Wallingford 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 most people working from home (25.8%).
Wallingford has the shortest commute (25 min average).
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 | Wallingford | Craftsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
2,286Highest |
1,352 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+11.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
45.9±10.8Highest 6% above VT |
41.5±4.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Wallingford 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% |
18.7%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Craftsbury and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Craftsbury and Wallingford 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% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
12.4%±2.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$80,230±$15kLowest about the VT average |
$83,672±$16k 3% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$261,900±$44kLowest 17% below VT |
$270,500±$44k 15% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Craftsbury 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 |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
$1,091±$184 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645Highest 8% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
$4,164Lowest 17% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest 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% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.5%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Craftsbury 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — |
| High school 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.