Compare towns
Brookline vs Grafton vs Windham 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).
Grafton has the oldest population (median age 59.2).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Grafton | Windham | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 531Lowest |
666 |
594 |
690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -4.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
59.2±4.4Highest 37% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
5.9%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Brookline 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% |
34.2%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
7.1%±5Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Grafton 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±$16k about the VT average |
$76,111±$7kLowest 6% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
| Windham 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 |
$343,200±$85k 8% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,288±$174Lowest 4% 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 | $5,000 about the VT average |
$4,843Lowest 4% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
53.8%±69.4 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Grafton 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% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
24 minLowest 4% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
15.8%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Athens Grafton School District | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.