Compare towns
Clarendon vs Calais vs Dummerston vs Brandon
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).
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
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 | Calais | Dummerston | Brandon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,460 |
1,713Lowest |
2,090 |
4,120Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.4% VT: +2.8% |
+0.1% VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
50.1±3.1 16% above VT |
| Clarendon and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6 VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
22.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Dummerston 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% |
55.4% VT: 43.8% |
58.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1 VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Calais 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 |
$100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$101,696±$21kHighest 25% above VT |
$64,180±$12k 21% below VT |
| Dummerston and Calais 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 |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$335,300±$22k 6% above VT |
$227,800±$23k 28% below VT |
| Calais and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305 11% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,392±$126 13% above VT |
$1,064±$225Lowest 14% below VT |
| Calais and Dummerston 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 |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$4,536 10% below VT |
$4,241 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
41.7%±15.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1951Lowest 25 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
21 min 11% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Calais 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town | None in town | 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.