Compare towns
Berlin vs Clarendon vs Waterville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most people working from home (11.7%).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Waterville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Clarendon | Waterville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
2,460 |
680Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
49.1±8.2Lowest 14% 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% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
20.4%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Waterville and Clarendon 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% |
27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.4%±3.5Lowest 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% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Waterville and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$71,250±$27k 12% below VT |
| Berlin and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31kHighest 14% below VT |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$236,300±$15k 25% below VT |
| Berlin and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171Highest 5% below VT |
$1,096±$305Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,110±$93 10% below VT |
| Berlin and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418Highest 12% below VT |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
$3,957 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±27.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
8.5%±3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Berlin and Clarendon 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A |
| High school in town | None in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.