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Clarendon vs Danville vs Wheelock
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%).
Wheelock has the most homeowners (97.9%).
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 | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
2,360 |
717Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2% VT: +2.8% |
+6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
51±5.6Lowest 18% 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% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Danville and Wheelock 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% |
29.4%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Wheelock 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% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Wheelock and Danville 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 |
$70,946±$7kHighest 13% below VT |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
| Danville and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32k 30% below VT |
$275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Danville and Clarendon 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 |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740 26% below VT |
$4,358Highest 14% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Danville 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 | — | — |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | — | — |
| 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.