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Brookline vs Calais vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Brookline | Calais | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
1,713Highest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
| Calais and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,408±$392Lowest 14% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| 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.