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Belvidere vs Panton vs Westminster
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 expensive homes ($438k median).
Westminster has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
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 | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 422Lowest |
690 |
2,999Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Lowest 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% |
27.6%±6.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Westminster 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 |
$86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
$71,491±$4kLowest 12% below 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$916±$126Lowest 26% below 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 |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$4,063 19% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5Lowest 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% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.1% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6 VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | — | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 10.6 |
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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.