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Clarendon vs Springfield 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 shortest commute (16 min average).
Springfield has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Berlin has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.3%).
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 | Springfield | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Lowest |
9,084Highest |
2,880 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3% VT: +2.8% |
-1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest 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% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Springfield 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 |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
| Berlin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $220,900±$32k 30% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$273,600±$31kHighest 14% below VT |
| Berlin and Clarendon 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 |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,169±$171Highest 5% below VT |
| Berlin and Clarendon 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 |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$4,418 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield 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% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield 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 | — | #64 of 70 in VT | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | Springfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.