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Ira vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the most affordable homes ($273k 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 | Ira | Panton |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 381Lowest |
690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
$86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18kLowest 14% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||
| Below poverty line | 14.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
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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.