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Baltimore vs Brookline vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k 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 | Baltimore | Brookline | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
531 |
690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Baltimore and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
| Baltimore and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,410±$130Lowest 14% above VT |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Brookline 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.