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Clarendon vs Mendon vs Danville
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).
Mendon has the highest household income ($101k).
Danville has the most kids (18.9% under 18).
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 | Mendon | Danville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
1,113Lowest |
2,360 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+6.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Lowest 21% above VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
53.1±6 23% above VT |
| Mendon and Danville 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.9%±4.9Highest 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% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.7%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon 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% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
| Mendon 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 |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
| Mendon 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 |
$357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
| Mendon and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
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| Mendon and Clarendon 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 |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,358 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon 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% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
17 min 28% below VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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.