Compare towns
Danville vs Berlin vs St. Johnsbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.3%).
Berlin has the highest household income ($87k).
St. Johnsbury has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
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 | Berlin | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360Lowest |
2,880 |
7,368Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
42.8±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| 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%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| St. Johnsbury and Danville 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% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6Lowest 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7k 13% below VT |
$86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$57,738±$9kLowest 29% below VT |
| Berlin and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43kHighest 13% below VT |
$273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Danville and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,169±$171Highest 5% below VT |
$914±$44Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358 14% below VT |
$4,418Highest 12% below VT |
$3,916Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
48%±11Highest VT: 48.4% |
| St. Johnsbury and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
16.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1944Lowest 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
21 min 10% below VT |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Danville and St. Johnsbury 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 | #60 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.