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Ascutney vs Castleton vs Claremont
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
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What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ascutney has the most people working from home (17.5%).
Castleton has the highest household income ($74k).
Claremont has the most renters (42.8% rent).
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 | Ascutney | Castleton | Claremont |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
4,453 |
13,078Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 64.4±7.3Highest 66% above U.S. |
38.3±4.3Lowest about the U.S. average |
42.6±3.5 10% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±10.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.8%±6.4 U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±2.8Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Claremont and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 44.9%±15Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
20.8%±3.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
37.9% U.S.: 35.7% |
21.7%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
19.3%±1.8Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.5%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,269±$46kLowest 34% below U.S. |
$73,854±$23kHighest 9% below U.S. |
$59,096±$8k 27% below U.S. |
| Castleton and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $218,800±$91k 34% below U.S. |
$224,800±$71kHighest 32% below U.S. |
$204,600±$17kLowest 39% below U.S. |
| Castleton and Ascutney are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,137±$195Lowest 20% below U.S. |
$1,146±$83Highest 19% below U.S. |
| Claremont and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,429 10% above U.S. |
$3,167Lowest about the U.S. average |
$5,774Highest 85% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 67.7%±21.9Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
63.6%±12.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Castleton and Claremont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
12.5% U.S.: 12.5% |
13.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
79% U.S.: 65.2% |
57.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1957Lowest 23 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 40% below U.S. |
19 min 27% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 8% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.5%±24.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
8.6%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Ascutney and Claremont 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 | — | #39 of 70 in VT | #103 of 120 in NH |
| School district | — | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | Claremont School District |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Stevens High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 12.7 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.