Compare towns
Clarendon vs Brandon vs Ira
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Brandon has the most people working from home (9.9%).
Ira has the most expensive homes ($273k 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 | Clarendon | Brandon | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
4,120Highest |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
50.1±3.1Lowest 16% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Ira and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brandon and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
22.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ira and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.1% VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.7 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$64,180±$12k 21% below VT |
$71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
| Ira and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$227,800±$23k 28% below VT |
$272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
$1,064±$225 14% below VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Clarendon and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
$4,241Highest 16% below VT |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.7%±15.1 VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.2% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1951Lowest 25 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±5.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brandon 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 | — | #69 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | Otter Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
9.9Highest |
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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.