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Clarendon vs Whiting 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).
Whiting has the highest household income ($91k).
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 | Whiting | Chester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
532Lowest |
2,992Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -4.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
39.6±2.7Lowest 8% 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% |
23.5%±6.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±4.7Lowest 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% |
13%±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% |
25.9% VT: 43.8% |
33.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
5.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Chester 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 |
$91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$62,125±$8k 23% below VT |
| Whiting 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 |
$280,400±$36kHighest 11% below VT |
$232,900±$44k 26% below VT |
| Whiting and Chester 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 |
$1,204±$519Highest about the VT average |
$960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
| Whiting 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 |
$4,227 16% below VT |
$4,262Highest 15% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
58.3%±37.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
22 min 7% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Chester and Whiting 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 | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | 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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| Old photos in History | 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.