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Addison vs Panton vs Westmore
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 people working from home (26.7%).
Westmore has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
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 | Westmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Highest |
690 |
465Lowest |
| 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±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
51.5±11.5 19% above VT |
| Addison and Westmore 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% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Westmore 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% |
28%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Westmore 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% |
32.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Westmore 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 |
$87,188±$11k 7% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$330,000±$137kLowest 4% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$1,050±$820Lowest 15% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831 16% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$5,357Lowest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
35%±94.2Lowest 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% |
11.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Westmore 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.