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Clarendon vs Danby vs Jay
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).
Danby has the most expensive homes ($272k median).
Jay has grown the fastest since 2010 (+5.8%).
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 | Danby | Jay |
|---|---|---|---|
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| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
1,133 |
471Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1% VT: +2.8% |
+5.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
52.6±4.8Highest 22% above VT |
52.1±10.5Lowest 21% above VT |
| Danby 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% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Danby 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% |
24.3%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Danby 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% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
45.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Danby and Jay 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 |
$77,321±$13kHighest 5% below VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
| Danby and Jay 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 |
$272,400±$41kHighest 14% below VT |
$234,200±$45k 26% below VT |
| Danby and Jay 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 |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
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| Clarendon and Danby 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 |
$4,543Highest 10% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
40%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Danby 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% |
9.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
30 min 26% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Danby 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town | 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.