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Lunenburg vs Braintree 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 the most affordable homes ($164k median).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
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 | Lunenburg | Braintree | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,267 |
1,026Lowest |
2,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.3% VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±4.2Lowest 19% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
52.3±4.1 21% above VT |
| Braintree and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.1%±3 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Lunenburg are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Clarendon 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% |
30.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Lunenburg and Braintree 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 |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$59,609±$12k 27% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $164,000±$11kLowest 48% below VT |
$217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$220,900±$32kHighest 30% below VT |
| Clarendon and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,025±$172 17% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
| Clarendon and Lunenburg 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 |
$3,908Highest 22% below VT |
$3,740 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.5%±57.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest 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% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.6% VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 28% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 4.9%±2.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Clarendon 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None 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.