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Clarendon vs Danville vs Ripton
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).
Danville has the most people working from home (18.7%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
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 | Danville | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
2,360 |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
| Danville 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% |
18.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Danville 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% |
24.7%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton 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% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305 11% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton 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% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Danville and Ripton 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| 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.