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Clarendon vs Mount Tabor 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).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Wallingford has the youngest population (median age 45.9).
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 | Mount Tabor | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
304Lowest |
2,286 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wallingford 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Mount Tabor and Wallingford 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 |
— | $80,230±$15kHighest about the VT average |
| Wallingford and Clarendon 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 |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305 11% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,355 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mount Tabor 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.