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Danville vs Bethel vs Clarendon
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%).
Bethel has the highest household income ($76k).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 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 | Bethel | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,360 |
1,736Lowest |
2,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
50.7±3.7Lowest 18% above VT |
52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
| Danville and Clarendon 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% |
11.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Danville and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Bethel 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% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Danville and Bethel 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 |
$75,822±$7kHighest 7% below VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
| Bethel 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 |
$238,000±$41k 25% below VT |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
| Danville and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,335±$220Highest 8% above VT |
$1,096±$305Lowest 11% below VT |
| Bethel and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358 14% below VT |
$5,168Highest about the VT average |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
54%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Bethel and Clarendon 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% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% VT: 73.2% |
83.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Danville and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | White River Unified School District #79 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | Mill River Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 9.4 |
| 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.