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Brookline vs Panton vs Warner

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

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%).
Warner has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).

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.

MeasureBrooklinePantonWarner
People
Population
531Lowest
690
2,959Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
45.1±2.7Highest
16% above U.S.
42.7±3.8Lowest
10% above U.S.
43.7±4
12% above U.S.
Brookline and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20%±6
U.S.: 22%
24.9%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
17.3%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
16.7%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
20.4%±3.5Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Warner 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
35.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
42.4%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
5.3%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Warner 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 U.S. average
$86,667±$10k
7% above U.S.
$94,022±$18kHighest
16% above U.S.
Warner 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
13% below U.S.
$438,000±$40kHighest
32% above U.S.
$353,100±$22k
6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,732±$232Highest
23% above U.S.
$1,410±$130
about the U.S. average
$1,219±$123Lowest
14% below U.S.
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
60% above U.S.
$6,695
115% above U.S.
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.8%±94.7Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
61%±39Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
Panton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6.2%
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1975Highest
5 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
8% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
Work from home
20.6%±5.2
U.S.: 15.1%
26.7%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
16.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Kearsarge Regional School District
High school in town — — None in town
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U.S. 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.