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Ira vs Pittsfield vs Clarendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the highest household income ($72k).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
Clarendon has the most kids (18.6% 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 | Ira | Pittsfield | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
391 |
2,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
52.3±4.1Lowest 21% above VT |
| Ira and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Pittsfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
$65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
| Ira and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18k 14% below VT |
$313,300±$73kHighest about the VT average |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
| Pittsfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,035±$140 16% below VT |
$1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
| Clarendon and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146 18% below VT |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.4% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
19 min 18% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield 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 |
| High school in town | — | — | Mill River Union High School |
| 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.