Compare towns
Tunbridge vs Windsor vs Halifax
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 highest household income ($89k).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Halifax has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.9%).
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 | Windsor | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253 |
3,554Highest |
847Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below 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% |
19.5%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Tunbridge 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% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Halifax 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% |
39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Halifax 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 |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$63,889±$7k 21% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Halifax 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 |
$207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,991 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Halifax 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% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Tunbridge 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 | — |
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — | Halifax School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.