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Calais vs Panton vs Windham
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%).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
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 | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,713Highest |
690 |
594Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
| Windham 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% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest 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% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham 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% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Calais and Windham 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 |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% 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±$392Lowest 14% above VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
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| 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 |
$5,951Lowest 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest 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% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 32% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Lowest 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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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.