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Windsor vs Tunbridge vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most renters (42.2% rent).
Tunbridge has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Windsor | Tunbridge | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
1,253 |
1,026Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
42.7±8.3Lowest about the VT average |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest 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+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
20.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7% VT: 43.8% |
42.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Tunbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$89,464±$26kHighest 10% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Tunbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$315,300±$23kHighest about the VT average |
$217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$1,346±$128Highest 9% above VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,645 8% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
76.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Tunbridge and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.8%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Tunbridge and Braintree 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 | — | — |
| School district | — | First Branch Unified School District #82 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 12 photos → | 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.