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Calais vs Panton vs Barnard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Calais has the most homeowners (92.4%).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Barnard has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.8%).
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 | Panton | Barnard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
690Lowest |
1,211 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
42.7±3.8Highest about the VT average |
42.4±6 about the VT average |
| Panton and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.5%±5.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
26.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Barnard and Panton 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% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnard 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% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
55.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.8 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
$97,581±$19k 20% above VT |
| Calais and Barnard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $390,300±$36kLowest 23% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$402,600±$71k 27% above VT |
| Panton and Barnard 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 |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,372±$80Lowest 11% 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 |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$6,038Lowest 20% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
27%±19.8Lowest 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2% VT: 10.1% |
2.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
29 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±10.8Lowest 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 | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 |
| High school in town | None 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.