Compare towns
Calais vs Morgan vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.4%).
Morgan has the most affordable homes ($311k median).
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 | Calais | Morgan | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
827 |
690Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-14.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6 about the VT average |
40.9±6.4Lowest 5% below VT |
42.7±3.8Highest about the VT average |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±4.7Lowest 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+ | 21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
27.7%±6.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Morgan and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$91,250±$25k 12% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
| Calais and Morgan are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$311,300±$66kLowest about the VT average |
$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 | $1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,112±$64Lowest 10% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,586 31% above VT |
$3,426Lowest 32% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±40.8Lowest 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 | 8.8% VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.8% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 min 15% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
22.4%±6.5Lowest 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.