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Tunbridge vs Windsor vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,253Lowest |
3,554Highest |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Westminster 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 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| 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 VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Westminster 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% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster and Tunbridge 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 |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Westminster 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 |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,645 8% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Westminster 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.2% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 31% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 25.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster 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 | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
| 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.