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Berlin vs Panton vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
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 | Berlin | Panton | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
690 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
39%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
$97,500±$14kHighest 20% above VT |
| Waltham and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$329,700±$51k 4% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
| Panton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$5,714 13% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
29.2%±58.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Waltham 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | — |
| High school 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.