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Clarendon vs West Haven 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).
West Haven has the most people working from home (10.4%).
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 | West Haven | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
234Lowest |
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 |
54±10.5Highest 25% above VT |
45.9±10.8Lowest 6% above VT |
| West Haven 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% |
17.5%±13.3Lowest 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% |
29.9%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| West Haven 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% |
30.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1 VT: 7% |
0.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Wallingford 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 |
$85,250±$29kHighest 5% above VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| West Haven and Wallingford 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 |
$245,000±$34k 23% below VT |
$261,900±$44kHighest 17% below VT |
| Wallingford and West Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
— | $891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Clarendon and Wallingford 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 |
$4,485Highest 11% below 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% |
10.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
90.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
25 minHighest 8% above VT |
25 min 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±6.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| West Haven 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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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.