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Hancock vs Panton vs Sutton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Sutton has the oldest population (median age 46.6).
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 | Hancock | Panton | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
690 |
790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
46.6±5.7Highest 8% above VT |
| Sutton and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Sutton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below VT |
| Panton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$3,975 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
85%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| 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.