Compare towns
Clarendon vs Danville vs Wallingford
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 grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Wallingford has the highest household income ($80k).
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 | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
2,360 |
2,286Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% 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%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Danville and Wallingford 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% |
24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Danville 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
$80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
| Wallingford and Danville 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 |
$275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Danville and Wallingford 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 |
— | $891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Clarendon and Wallingford 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 |
$4,358Highest 14% below VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Wallingford 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% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Danville 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 | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| 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.