Compare towns
Berlin vs Calais vs Enosburgh vs Clarendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most people working from home (23.4%).
Enosburgh has the most renters (24.3% rent).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 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 | Berlin | Calais | Enosburgh | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
1,713Lowest |
2,804 |
2,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
| Clarendon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
25.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
| Calais and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$223,100±$39k 30% below VT |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,096±$305 11% below VT |
| Calais and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418 12% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$3,740 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #16 of 70 in VT | — | #26 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Mill River Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.4Highest |
9.4Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.