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Wallingford vs Fairfield 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).
Fairfield has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.1%).
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 | Fairfield | Clarendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,286 |
1,938Lowest |
2,460Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% VT: +2.8% |
+8.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
42.3±2.7Lowest about the VT average |
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% |
25.4%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairfield 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% |
14.3%±1.8Lowest 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.2% VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.5%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Fairfield 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 |
$87,019±$22kHighest 7% above VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
| Fairfield 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 |
$320,600±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
| Fairfield 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 |
$1,056±$441 14% below VT |
$1,096±$305Highest 11% below VT |
| Clarendon and Fairfield 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 |
$4,816Highest 4% below VT |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±20.4 VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Clarendon and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±3 VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Clarendon and Fairfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 | 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.