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Addison vs Brookline vs Panton vs Windham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
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 | Addison | Brookline | Panton | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
531Lowest |
690 |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
| Addison and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2% VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Addison and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,732±$232 40% above VT |
$1,410±$130Lowest 14% above VT |
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| Addison and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
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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.