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Clarendon vs Middlesex vs Wilder
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).
Middlesex has the most people working from home (28.4%).
Wilder has grown the fastest since 2010 (+81.7%).
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 | Middlesex | Wilder |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
1,943Lowest |
3,087Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
+81.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
44.4±3.9Lowest 3% above VT |
45.5±8.9 6% above VT |
| Clarendon and Wilder 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% |
21.3%±3.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Middlesex and Clarendon 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% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Wilder 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% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
60.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
8.1%±3.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Wilder and Middlesex 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 |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
$75,143±$9k 7% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
$273,200±$18k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,333±$359Highest 8% above VT |
$1,142±$451 7% below VT |
| Middlesex and Wilder 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 |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
$5,505 9% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
39.9%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Wilder are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
62.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1983 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
17 min 29% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.6%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Wilder 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| 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.