Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Clarendon’s best subject grade is an A− for history; its weakest is a C− for schools. Only 3 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a lower average trip to work than Clarendon. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 69% of U.S. towns. Among 72 Vermont towns, just 4 have a higher median age than Clarendon. 1.8% of the land in Clarendon is conserved, where Vermont’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Only 7 of Vermont’s 172 towns score lower on the outdoors. Its National Register listings include Kingsley Covered Bridge and Clarendon House. Clarendon has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Clarendon beats most towns.
Census counts: 1,478 in 1790, a low of 826 in 1920, 2,412 in 2020. The archive holds 11 old photos and papers going back to 1868 and 4 maps from 1891 on.
6 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within Vermont), ordered by how far Clarendon is from typical.
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Who provides power, water and the rest in Clarendon, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Clarendon.
Its public schools are run by the Mill River Unified Union School District #52. Its two schools are below. The largest public high school is Mill River Union High School, with 368 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–6 | Grades PK–6 | 152 | C |
| Mill River Union High SchoolLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | 368 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within VT on state tests and graduation
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 78% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Clarendon since 2011.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Clarendon beats the Vermont average on 1 of 31 CDC measures and trails it on 7. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Clarendon, close to Vermont’s towns (30%) and below U.S. towns (36%). 37% of adults have high blood pressure in Clarendon.
| Clarendon | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 30% | 36% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 32% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 35% | 30% | 35% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 27% | 23% |
| What stands out | Clarendon | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 79.8% | 76.7% |
| More adults with obesity | 35% | 28.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Clarendon has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. The July high in Clarendon is 81°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The typical Clarendon home is worth about $323,000, up 3.4% in a year, 18% below the Vermont typical home. 84% of Clarendon households own their home.
| Clarendon | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 84% | 75% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,096 a month | $1,135 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most working residents leave Clarendon for work: only 11% work in town. Clarendon’s median household income is $60,000. The top destinations are Rutland (31%), Rutland (12%) and Killington (3%).
| Clarendon | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $60,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 9.1% | 15% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 11% | 16% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
6.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The biggest park or preserve is Green Mountain National Forest, at 69 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Green Mountain National Forest | — | 69 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Clarendon. Close and well known come first.
Big draw29 mi LandmarkFort Ticonderoga
29 mi LakeLake George
11 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
37 mi LandmarkFort William Henry
37 mi Theme parkGreat Escape
15 mi Ski areaOkemo Mountain119 runs · 2,165 ft verticalFort Ticonderoga: Mwanner, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake George: Sixlocal, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Fort William Henry: IrisKawling at en.wikipedia, Public domain · Great Escape: Jared and Corin, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
None within 15 miles of Clarendon; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Clarendon residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
6 places in Clarendon on the National Register of Historic Places.
8 notable people were born in Clarendon.
Town in Vermont, United States
Clarendon is a town in Rutland County, Vermont, United States. The population was 2,412 at the 2020 census. Clarendon spans U.S. Route 7 and is split by the highway, the Cold River and Mill River, Otter Creek, and the Green Mountains into the hamlets of Clarendon, West Clarendon, East Clarendon, Clarendon Springs, and North Clarendon.
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5 towns share a border with Clarendon.
| Town | VT rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clarendon | — | — | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Wallingford | — | — | C | — | C− | B+ |
| Rutland | #63 | D | D | C− | C+ | B+ |
| Ira | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Shrewsbury | — | — | C− | — | C− | A |
| Tinmouth | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Clarendon, Wallingford and Shrewsbury have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Clarendon, Wallingford and Shrewsbury report no FBI crime data of their own. Ira and Tinmouth aren’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Clarendon with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
That is 4.7 years of the area's median household income ($68,616 across the Rutland, VT area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C.
8 notable people were born here, including George Tisdale Hodges and George F. Emmons.
