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Clarendon vs Salisbury vs Whiting
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).
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($307k median).
Whiting has the most kids (23.5% 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 | Salisbury | Whiting |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
1,200 |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
| Clarendon and Salisbury 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% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Whiting 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% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Salisbury 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% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Salisbury 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 |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$91,250±$38k 12% above VT |
| Salisbury and Whiting 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 |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
$280,400±$36k 11% below VT |
| Salisbury and Whiting 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 |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$1,204±$519 about the VT average |
| Salisbury and Whiting 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 |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$4,227 16% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whiting 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
22 minHighest 7% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Whiting 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 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town | 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.