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Addison vs Panton vs Walden
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 highest household income ($107k).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Walden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.2%).
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 | Walden |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
690Lowest |
1,037 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
48.8±3.2 13% above VT |
| Addison and Walden 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% |
14.3%±3.9Lowest 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% |
20.4%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
26.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Walden 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 |
$88,000±$15k 8% above VT |
| Addison and Walden 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$238,900±$23kLowest 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$900±$136Lowest 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
56.3%±86.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Walden 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% |
9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
26 minLowest 10% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±6.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Walden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 |
| 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.