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Addison vs Lowell vs Panton
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).
Lowell has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.9%).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Lowell | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
1,070 |
690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
+0.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
32.9±6.5Lowest 24% below VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Addison and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.7%±6.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Lowell and Panton 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% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Lowell 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 |
$57,404±$15kLowest 29% below VT |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$183,400±$33kLowest 42% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$945±$46Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$2,810Lowest 44% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
26.3%±92.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Addison 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% |
9.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
94.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
55 minHighest 135% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
7.5%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Lowell School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.