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Ira vs Rockingham 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 most expensive homes ($273k median).
Rockingham has the most people working from home (17.9%).
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 | Ira | Rockingham | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
4,807Highest |
2,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
46.4±2.6Lowest 8% above VT |
52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
| Ira and Clarendon 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% |
19.2%±4.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Rockingham and Clarendon 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% |
29.8%±5Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Rockingham 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5 VT: 7% |
6.1%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Rockingham and Ira 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 |
$70,857±$16k 13% below VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
| Ira and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
$210,900±$14kLowest 33% below VT |
$220,900±$32k 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,062±$101 14% below VT |
$1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
| Clarendon and Rockingham 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 |
$4,887Highest 3% below VT |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
46.7%±13.7 VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Rockingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% VT: 10.1% |
16.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
61.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
20 min 16% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.9%±7.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Rockingham and Clarendon 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 | — | #65 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Rockingham School District | 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 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.