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Tunbridge vs Windsor vs Underhill

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 ($208k median).
Underhill has the most expensive homes ($446k 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.

MeasureTunbridgeWindsorUnderhill
People
Population
1,253Lowest
3,554Highest
3,141
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+3.7%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.7±8.3
about the VT average
44.8±6.5Highest
4% above VT
38.1±11.4Lowest
12% 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%
27.8%±10.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
Underhill and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.9%±1.6
VT: 21.4%
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
17.6%±6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.9%
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
50.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
3.5%±2
VT: 7%
Tunbridge and Underhill 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
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
$92,267±$54kHighest
14% above VT
Underhill 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
$207,500±$31kLowest
34% below VT
$446,000±$24kHighest
41% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645Lowest
8% below VT
$5,209
3% above VT
$6,697Highest
33% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17
VT: 48.4%
0%±18.2Lowest
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%
VT: 10.1%
6.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
79.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 min
31% above VT
23 minLowest
3% below VT
33 minHighest
39% above VT
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
19.4%±11.3
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge and Underhill 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 #2 of 70 in VT
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 — Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
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.