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Danville vs Andover vs Berlin
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most kids (18.9% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).
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 | Danville | Andover | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
616Lowest |
2,880Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
49.2±5.1Lowest 14% above VT |
50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
| Danville and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Danville and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8% VT: 43.8% |
43.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$102,500±$38kHighest 26% above VT |
$86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
| Andover and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$382,900±$68kHighest 21% above VT |
$273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
| Andover and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
$1,169±$171Lowest 5% below VT |
| Andover and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,190Highest about the VT average |
$4,418 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% VT: 73.2% |
82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Lowest same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Danville 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 | — | — | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.