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Tunbridge vs Windham vs Randolph

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Windham has the oldest population (median age 56.5).
Randolph has the shortest commute (21 min average).

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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.

MeasureTunbridgeWindhamRandolph
People
Population
1,253Lowest
1,432
4,843Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.3%
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.1%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.7±8.3
10% above U.S.
56.5±5.1Highest
45% above U.S.
40.4±7.4Lowest
4% above U.S.
Kids under 18
21.1%±4.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.1%±4.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±4.4
U.S.: 22%
Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.9%±1.6Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.4%±5.2Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
22.9%±4.2
U.S.: 17.2%
Windham and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
43.8%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
40.8%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.6%±5
U.S.: 6.4%
11.2%±2.5Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Randolph and Windham 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
11% above U.S.
$76,477±$17kLowest
5% below U.S.
$76,758±$6k
5% below U.S.
Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,300±$23k
5% below U.S.
$315,600±$74kHighest
5% below U.S.
$278,700±$38kLowest
16% below U.S.
Windham and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128Highest
5% below U.S.
$850±$295Lowest
40% below U.S.
$1,172±$173
17% below U.S.
Tunbridge and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645
49% above U.S.
$3,363Lowest
8% above U.S.
$4,698Highest
51% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
68.9%±35.7
U.S.: 51.1%
54.1%±17.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
7.7%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%
U.S.: 65.2%
89%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
67.2%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981
1 yr newer than U.S.
1985Highest
5 yrs newer than U.S.
1971Lowest
9 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
21 minLowest
22% below U.S.
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.1%±6.9
U.S.: 15.1%
12.9%±4.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge and Windham 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 — — #55 of 70 in VT
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 — Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
High school in town None in town — Randolph Union High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.4
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U.S. 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.