Compare towns
Clarendon vs North Bennington vs Berlin
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).
North Bennington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Berlin has the highest household income ($87k).
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 | North Bennington | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
1,336Lowest |
2,880Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
43.9±10Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
| Clarendon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Berlin 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% |
31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| North Bennington 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% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$68,571±$10k 16% below VT |
$86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
| Berlin and North Bennington 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 |
$313,000±$40kHighest about the VT average |
$273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
| North Bennington and Berlin 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 |
$1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
| North Bennington and Berlin 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 |
$5,590Highest 11% above VT |
$4,418 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
53.7%±26.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| North Bennington and Clarendon 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% |
7.4% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
61.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
21 minHighest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| North Bennington and Berlin 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 | — | — | #16 of 70 in VT |
| 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.