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Barnet 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
Barnet has the most affordable homes ($248k median).
Brookline has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.9%).
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 | Barnet | Brookline | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
531Lowest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3Highest 11% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Barnet and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.6%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.8%±3.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest 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 | $67,386±$15kLowest 17% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $247,900±$24kLowest 22% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,410±$130 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 | $4,489Lowest 11% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Barnet are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest 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. | |||
| 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.