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Barnet vs Panton vs Wallingford
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).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Wallingford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.4%).
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 | Panton | Wallingford |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,855 |
690Lowest |
2,286Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.6% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±5.3Highest 11% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
45.9±10.8 6% above VT |
| Barnet and Wallingford 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% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±5Lowest 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% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Wallingford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.1 VT: 7% |
| Panton and Wallingford 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 |
$86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
$80,230±$15k about the VT average |
| Panton and Wallingford 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$261,900±$44k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $974±$72 21% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$891±$95Lowest 28% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,489 11% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$4,355Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 59.3%±29.9 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
14.3%±13.5Lowest 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% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
25 minLowest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.3%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | Caledonia Cooperative Unified School District #78 | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 |
| 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.