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Tunbridge 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 the most people working from home (25.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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.

MeasureTunbridgeWindsor
People
Population
1,253Lowest
2,060Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+3.5%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
44.6±12.3Highest
3% above VT
Windsor 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%
21.1%±8.8
VT: 17.9%
Age 65+
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.2%±8Highest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor and Tunbridge 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%
40%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2Highest
VT: 7%
1.2%±1.4Lowest
VT: 7%
Tunbridge and Windsor 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
$51,197±$4kLowest
37% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,300±$23kHighest
about the VT average
$170,300±$22kLowest
46% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
$1,002±$107Lowest
19% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645Lowest
8% below VT
$4,878Highest
3% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.4%±20Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Windsor 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%
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
51.6%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
31% above VT
22 minLowest
6% below VT
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
6.6%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #61 of 70 in VT
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 —
High school in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in Our Story 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.