Living in North Clarendon, VT
North Clarendon is a tiny town of 297 people in Rutland County, Vermont. It's about 38 miles from Glens Falls, NY and 126 miles from Hartford, CT, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 29°F, with about 76 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $163k and rent runs about $785 a month.
297people
$163kTypical home
$785/moRent
80° / 29°Summer / winter
76"Snow
203Sunny days
144Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 297
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 223 people per sq mi
- 126 mi to Hartford, CT
- 38 mi to Glens Falls, NY
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $163k (≈$1,028/mo)
- Median rent $785/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 2.1% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 29°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 60°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 144 days a year with rain or snow
- 76" of snow a year
- 24 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (151 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,130 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 64
- 13% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to RUT airport
- 71 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 3 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 600 ft
- 117 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 16 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 85 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 7 bars within 25 mi
- 10 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 21 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rutland County: D+5 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk