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Clarendon vs Whitingham vs Ira
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).
Whitingham has the youngest population (median age 46.4).
Ira has the most homeowners (90.7%).
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 | Whitingham | Ira |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460Highest |
1,368 |
381Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
| Ira 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% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham and Ira 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% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Whitingham 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 |
$70,625±$11k 13% below VT |
$71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
| Ira and Whitingham 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 |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
| Ira and Whitingham 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 |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$942±$52 24% below VT |
| Clarendon and Ira 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 |
$5,055Highest about the VT average |
$4,146 18% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham 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% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Whitingham 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 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | Mill River Union High School | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.4Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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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.