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Addison vs Panton vs Randolph

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).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Randolph has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.1%).

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.

MeasureAddisonPantonRandolph
People
Population
1,175
690Lowest
4,843Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%
VT: +2.8%
-4.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
-0.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
53.1±7.6Highest
23% above VT
42.7±3.8
about the VT average
40.4±7.4Lowest
6% below VT
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%±5.1
VT: 17.9%
24.9%±5.3Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±4.4Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Panton and Addison 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%
16.7%±2.9Lowest
VT: 21.4%
22.9%±4.2
VT: 21.4%
Addison and Randolph 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%
35.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
40.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.4%±2.3
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
11.2%±2.5Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$106,667±$7kHighest
31% above VT
$86,667±$10k
7% above VT
$76,758±$6kLowest
5% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$362,200±$23k
14% above VT
$438,000±$40kHighest
38% above VT
$278,700±$38kLowest
12% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$2,019±$461Highest
64% above VT
$1,410±$130
14% above VT
$1,172±$173Lowest
5% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,831
16% above VT
$6,695Highest
33% above VT
$4,698Lowest
7% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.9%±62.8Lowest
VT: 48.4%
61%±39Highest
VT: 48.4%
54.1%±17.8
VT: 48.4%
Panton and Randolph 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%
3.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
7.7%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
83.7%
VT: 73.2%
67.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1980Highest
4 yrs newer than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1971Lowest
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 minHighest
18% above VT
26 min
11% above VT
21 minLowest
12% below VT
Work from home
12.3%±5.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
26.7%±8.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
12.9%±4.7
VT: 16.9%
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #55 of 70 in VT
School district — — Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
High school in town — — Randolph 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.