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Clarendon vs Castleton vs Westmore
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).
Castleton has the youngest population (median age 38.3).
Westmore has the most people working from home (14%).
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 | Castleton | Westmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
4,453Highest |
465Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-5.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
38.3±4.3Lowest 11% below VT |
51.5±11.5 19% above VT |
| Clarendon and Westmore 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% |
18.8%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Westmore and Castleton 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% |
20.7%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
28%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westmore 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% |
37.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$73,854±$23k 9% below VT |
$87,188±$11kHighest 7% above VT |
| Westmore and Castleton 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 |
$224,800±$71k 29% below VT |
$330,000±$137kHighest 4% above VT |
| Westmore and Castleton 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 |
$1,137±$195Highest 8% below VT |
$1,050±$820Lowest 15% below VT |
| Castleton and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740 26% below VT |
$3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
$5,357Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
67.7%±21.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
35%±94.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Castleton and Clarendon 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% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
19 min 17% below VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westmore 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 | — | #39 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town | — |
| 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.