Compare towns
Calais vs Panton vs Middlesex
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%).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k median).
Middlesex has the highest household income ($110k).
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 | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713 |
690Lowest |
1,943Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.8% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
44.4±3.9Highest 3% above VT |
| Middlesex and Panton 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% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1Lowest 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%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Middlesex 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% |
54.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Calais and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27k 24% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Middlesex and Calais 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$376,300±$40kLowest 19% 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 |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,333±$359Lowest 8% 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 |
$6,483Lowest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
3.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Panton 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 | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.