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Clarendon vs Newark vs Chester
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).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Chester has the most people working from home (14%).
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 | Newark | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
727Lowest |
2,992Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
49.7±4.7 15% above VT |
| Clarendon and Chester 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% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark 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% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Chester 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% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1 VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Chester and Clarendon 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 |
$72,929±$7kHighest 10% below VT |
$62,125±$8k 23% below VT |
| Newark and Chester 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 |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$232,900±$44kHighest 26% below VT |
| Chester and Newark 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 |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
$3,771 25% below VT |
$4,262Highest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Chester 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% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Chester and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #49 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town | Green Mountain Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Highest |
— | 8.7Lowest |
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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.