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Wallingford vs Arlington vs Clarendon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Wallingford has the most renters (17.5% rent).
Arlington has the most people working from home (35.9%).
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 | Wallingford | Arlington | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,286Lowest |
2,598Highest |
2,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% VT: +2.8% |
+6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
37.6±4Lowest 13% 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 | 18.7%±5 VT: 17.9% |
20.6%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Arlington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Clarendon and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.3% VT: 43.8% |
55.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.3%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Arlington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$102,308±$11kHighest 26% above VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
| Arlington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$318,500±$59kHighest about the VT average |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
| Arlington and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
$1,191±$172Highest 3% below VT |
$1,096±$305 11% below VT |
| Arlington and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,355 14% below VT |
$4,549Highest 10% below VT |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.1%±9.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Arlington and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7% VT: 10.1% |
7.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84% VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
20 min 13% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
35.9%±10.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #50 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Arlington School District | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| High school in town | None in town | Arlington Memorial | Mill River Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6Highest |
9.4Lowest |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.