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Tunbridge vs Whitingham vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Whitingham has the oldest population (median age 46.4).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
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 | Whitingham | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
1,368 |
3,554Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±7.1Highest 8% above VT |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Whitingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Whitingham 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% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Whitingham 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 |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
85.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.