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Wallingford vs Middlebury vs Clarendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
Bordering WallingfordWallingford
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford has the most renters (42.9% rent).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.7%).
Clarendon has the most homeowners (84.3%).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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 | Wallingford | Middlebury | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 643Lowest |
9,175Highest |
2,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.4% VT: +2.8% |
+7.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±22.3 11% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.2%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.2%±7.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3%±2.7 VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,714±$18k about the VT average |
$86,169±$16kHighest 6% above VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
| Middlebury and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,000±$49k 25% below VT |
$409,700±$30kHighest 29% above VT |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $927±$140Lowest 25% below VT |
$1,156±$113Highest 6% below VT |
$1,096±$305 11% below VT |
| Middlebury and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,743 26% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.6%±16.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
50.9%±14.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
65.1% VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minHighest 15% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
16 min 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 5.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | Mill River Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6Highest |
9.4Lowest |
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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.