Compare towns
Belvidere vs Newfane vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
Newfane has the oldest population (median age 54.4).
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 | Belvidere | Newfane | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
1,456Highest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Newfane and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18k about the VT average |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
| Panton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $239,200±$51kLowest 24% below VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$1,266±$238Lowest about the VT average |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
| Belvidere and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.5% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% VT: 73.2% |
87.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.