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Wallingford vs Middlebury 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 kids (18.7% under 18).
Middlebury has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.9%).
Clarendon has the most affordable homes ($221k median).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% 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 | 2,286Lowest |
7,220Highest |
2,460 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.4% VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% 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%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Wallingford and Clarendon 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% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest 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% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,230±$15k about the VT average |
$86,250±$18kHighest 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 | $261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
$1,201±$120Highest about the VT average |
$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 | $4,355 14% below VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.3%±13.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8Highest 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 | 7% VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.5% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 6% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
16 min 33% below VT |
| Work from home | 7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4Highest 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | — | 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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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.