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Vershire vs Tunbridge vs Sharon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Vershire has the most affordable homes ($209k median).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Sharon has the shortest commute (26 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 | Vershire | Tunbridge | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 842Lowest |
1,253 |
1,577Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±9.3Highest 6% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±7.7 6% above VT |
| Vershire and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±4.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sharon and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,618±$12kLowest 12% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| Tunbridge and Sharon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
$315,300±$23k about the VT average |
$346,700±$37kHighest 10% above VT |
| Sharon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,346±$128 9% above VT |
$1,386±$155Highest 12% above VT |
| Sharon and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,640Lowest 8% below VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$5,903Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.5% VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 38% above VT |
31 min 31% above VT |
26 minLowest 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Sharon School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.