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Windham vs Tunbridge vs Addison
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Addison has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
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 | Tunbridge | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
1,253Highest |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Tunbridge and Addison 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% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
42.9% VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$89,464±$26kLowest 10% above VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$315,300±$23kLowest about the VT average |
$362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,346±$128Lowest 9% above VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,645Lowest 8% below VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Addison 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% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2% VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980Lowest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | — |
| High school 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.