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Tunbridge vs Windsor vs Exeter vs Royalton

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 the most people working from home (25.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Exeter has grown the fastest since 2010 (+12.2%).
Royalton has the shortest commute (20 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.

MeasureTunbridgeWindsorExeterRoyalton
People
Population
1,253Lowest
3,554
16,151Highest
2,752
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%
U.S.: +7.4%
+0.2%
U.S.: +7.4%
+12.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
-0.8%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
42.7±8.3Lowest
10% above U.S.
44.8±6.5
15% above U.S.
45.8±2.3Highest
18% above U.S.
43.9±10.1
13% above U.S.
Exeter 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
U.S.: 22%
19.5%±5.2
U.S.: 22%
17%±2.7
U.S.: 22%
14.4%±5.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Tunbridge and Windsor 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%
29.7%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
24.4%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
22.1%±6.4
U.S.: 17.2%
Windsor and Exeter 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%
39.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
59.2%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.6%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2
U.S.: 6.4%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
6.1%±1.8
U.S.: 6.4%
8%±4.2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Royalton and Exeter 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
11% above U.S.
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below U.S.
$110,346±$13kHighest
37% above U.S.
$103,938±$24k
29% above U.S.
Exeter and Royalton 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.
$207,500±$31kLowest
38% below U.S.
$456,600±$21kHighest
37% above U.S.
$263,200±$73k
21% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128
5% below U.S.
$1,026±$89Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,856±$223Highest
31% above U.S.
$1,040±$391
26% below U.S.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645Lowest
49% above U.S.
$5,209
67% above U.S.
$8,814Highest
183% above U.S.
$4,675
50% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
31.5%±17Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
59%±11.3
U.S.: 51.1%
36.7%±16.1
U.S.: 51.1%
Tunbridge and Exeter 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%
7.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
4.7%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
13%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
57.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
69.1%
U.S.: 65.2%
63.5%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
1 yr newer than U.S.
1945Lowest
35 yrs older than U.S.
1979
1 yr older than U.S.
1965
15 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
16% above U.S.
23 min
14% below U.S.
25 min
6% below U.S.
20 minLowest
23% below U.S.
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.3%±5Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.9%±3.7
U.S.: 15.1%
17.8%±7.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Tunbridge and Exeter 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 — #61 of 70 in VT #22 of 120 in NH #48 of 70 in VT
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 — Exeter Region Cooperative School District · Exeter School District White River Unified School District #79
High school in town None in town — Exeter High School White River Valley High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
12.1Highest
8.7Lowest
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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.