Compare towns
Vergennes vs Tunbridge vs North Bennington
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vergennes has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
North Bennington has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Vergennes | Tunbridge | North Bennington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,565Highest |
1,253Lowest |
1,336 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1% VT: +2.8% |
+4.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.6±2.1Highest 8% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
43.9±10 about the VT average |
| Vergennes and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±3.6 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21.6%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| North Bennington and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Lowest VT: 7% |
21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,587±$13k 6% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$68,571±$10kLowest 16% below VT |
| Tunbridge and Vergennes are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $310,000±$24kLowest about the VT average |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$313,000±$40k about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,000±$267Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
| North Bennington and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,578 11% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,590Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±17.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
53.7%±26.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.6% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72.1% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 9% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 16%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±7.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and North Bennington 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 | #22 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — |
| High school in town | Vergennes Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 7.7 |
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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.