Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Williston vs Highgate
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%).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
Highgate has the most affordable homes ($281k 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 | Williston | Highgate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
10,144Highest |
3,528 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
45.4±4.5Highest 5% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
| Williston and Highgate 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% |
20.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Williston 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% |
21%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate and Williston 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% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Williston 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±$26k 10% above VT |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
| Williston 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 |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$280,500±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645 8% below VT |
$5,592Highest 11% above VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Williston 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
20 minLowest 16% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Williston 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 | — | #11 of 70 in VT | #43 of 70 in VT |
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.8 |
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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.