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Tunbridge vs Williamstown

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%).
Williamstown has the most affordable homes ($235k 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.

MeasureTunbridgeWilliamstown
People
Population
1,253Lowest
3,579Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+3.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.7±8.3Highest
about the VT average
42±5Lowest
about the VT average
Tunbridge and Williamstown 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%
19.9%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Tunbridge and Williamstown 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%
17%±3.9Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Tunbridge and Williamstown 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%
17.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2Lowest
VT: 7%
4.8%±3.2Highest
VT: 7%
Williamstown 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±$26kLowest
10% above VT
$94,418±$10kHighest
16% above VT
Williamstown 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±$23kHighest
about the VT average
$234,900±$24kLowest
26% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128Lowest
9% above VT
$1,659±$189Highest
34% above VT
Williamstown and Tunbridge 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
$3,841Lowest
24% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
83.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Williamstown and Tunbridge 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%
8.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Lowest
5 yrs newer than VT
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
31% above VT
23 minLowest
about the VT average
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
13.9%±6.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge and Williamstown 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 — #47 of 70 in VT
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 Paine Mountain Union School District #68
High school in town None in town Williamstown Middle/High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.5
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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.