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Belvidere vs Panton vs Rupert
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).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Rupert has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Panton | Rupert |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
690Highest |
676 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest 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% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
| Panton and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,563±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$88,229±$36kHighest 9% above VT |
| Rupert and Panton 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
| Panton and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$1,410±$130Lowest 14% above VT |
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| 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 |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$4,594 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest 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% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Rupert 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.