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Windham vs Dover vs Tunbridge
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Dover has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Tunbridge has the most kids (21.1% under 18).
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 | Windham | Dover | Tunbridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,466Highest |
1,253 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±5.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.5%±6.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Dover and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9 VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$89,464±$26k 10% above VT |
| Windham and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
| Windham and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,510Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
7.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
81.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
22 minLowest 6% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Dover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | First Branch Unified School District #82 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.