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Brookline vs Panton vs Sharon
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).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Sharon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.9%).
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 | Panton | Sharon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Lowest |
690 |
1,577Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
45.6±7.7Highest 6% above VT |
| Sharon and Brookline 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% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Sharon 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% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.1%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sharon 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
37.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.5%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Panton 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 |
$86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
$84,375±$17k 4% above VT |
| Panton and Sharon 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$346,700±$37k 10% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$1,386±$155Lowest 12% 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 |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$5,903 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
19.8%±17.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2% VT: 10.1% |
3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
79.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±3.7Lowest 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 | — | — | Sharon School District |
| 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.