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Addison vs Panton vs Victory
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 most homeowners (89.2%).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).
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 | Panton | Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
690 |
53Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 53.1±7.6 23% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
| Victory and Addison 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% |
7.5%±51Lowest 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%±1.9 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Panton 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 |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,410±$130Lowest 14% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
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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.