Compare towns
Clarendon vs Williston vs Shrewsbury
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).
Williston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16.2%).
Shrewsbury has the most kids (25.1% 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 | Williston | Shrewsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,460 |
10,144Highest |
1,237Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+3.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
45.4±4.5 5% above VT |
42.3±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Clarendon and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
25.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Shrewsbury and Williston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
21%±3.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Shrewsbury 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% |
54.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.7%±2.7Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Williston and Shrewsbury 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 |
$106,967±$12kHighest 32% above VT |
$91,250±$23k 12% above VT |
| Williston and Shrewsbury 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 |
$475,800±$40kHighest 50% above VT |
$331,900±$52k 5% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$305Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,832±$130Highest 48% above VT |
$1,438±$380 17% above VT |
| Williston and Shrewsbury 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 |
$5,592Highest 11% above VT |
$5,350 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
46.9%±17.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
71.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Shrewsbury 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
75.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
95.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 16 minLowest 33% below VT |
20 min 16% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
22.3%±7.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±4.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Williston and Shrewsbury 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 | — | #11 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| 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.