Compare towns
Berlin vs North Bennington vs Clarendon
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 highest household income ($87k).
North Bennington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Clarendon has the most affordable homes ($221k median).
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 | North Bennington | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
1,336Lowest |
2,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+4.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
43.9±10Lowest about the VT average |
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%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| North Bennington and Clarendon 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% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$68,571±$10k 16% below VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
| Berlin and North Bennington 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 |
$313,000±$40kHighest about the VT average |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
| North Bennington and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
$1,096±$305Lowest 11% below VT |
| North Bennington 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 |
$5,590Highest 11% above VT |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.7%±26.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
| North Bennington and Clarendon 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% |
7.4% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minHighest 10% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| North Bennington and Berlin 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 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Mill River Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.