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Clarendon vs Cavendish 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 most affordable homes ($221k median).
Cavendish has the most people working from home (18.5%).
Ira has the most homeowners (90.7%).
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 | Cavendish | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
1,242 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
45.2±5.9Lowest 5% 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%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Cavendish 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% |
23.6%±2Lowest 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% |
39.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Cavendish and Ira 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 |
$89,063±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$71,827±$5k 12% below VT |
| Cavendish and Ira 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 |
$285,100±$40kHighest 10% below VT |
$272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
| Cavendish and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
$1,000±$546 19% below VT |
$942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
| Clarendon and Cavendish 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 |
$3,948 22% below VT |
$4,146Highest 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Ira 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% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
81.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cavendish and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — |
| High school 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.