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Barnet vs New Haven 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).
New Haven has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | New Haven | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855Highest |
1,792 |
690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3 11% above VT |
48±3.9Highest 11% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| New Haven and Barnet 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% |
17.1%±4.4Lowest 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% |
22.2%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9 VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Panton and Barnet 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 |
$92,321±$17kHighest 14% above VT |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
| New Haven and Panton 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 |
$379,300±$19k 20% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Panton and New Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,163±$143 6% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
| Panton and New Haven 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 |
$5,967 18% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
20.1%±6.7Lowest 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% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9% VT: 73.2% |
78.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
22 minLowest 7% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.8%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and New Haven 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 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — |
| High school in town | None 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.