Compare towns
Lunenburg vs Bellows Falls vs Clarendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Lunenburg has grown the fastest since 2010 (-4.3%).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
Clarendon has the most people working from home (9.1%).
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 | Lunenburg | Bellows Falls | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,267Lowest |
2,891Highest |
2,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.2 19% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
| Clarendon and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4 VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $53,125±$9kLowest 35% below VT |
$56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
$59,609±$12kHighest 27% below VT |
| Clarendon and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,000±$11kLowest 48% below VT |
$195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
$220,900±$32kHighest 30% below VT |
| Clarendon and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,025±$172Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
| Clarendon and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,702Lowest 46% below VT |
$4,448Highest 12% below VT |
$3,740 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±57.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Lunenburg and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.6% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Clarendon and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | — | 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.