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Moretown vs Panton vs Duxbury

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Moretown has the oldest population (median age 46.8).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Duxbury has the youngest population (median age 37.5).

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.

MeasureMoretownPantonDuxbury
People
Population
1,532
690Lowest
1,548Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-4.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+5.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
46.8±3.8Highest
9% above VT
42.7±3.8
about the VT average
37.5±4.4Lowest
13% below VT
Moretown and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
24.9%±5.3Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.8%±3.5
VT: 17.9%
Panton and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18%±2.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
16.7%±2.9
VT: 21.4%
13%±2.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Moretown and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
58.1%
VT: 43.8%
35.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
58.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.3%±1.4
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
6.5%±3.3Highest
VT: 7%
Duxbury and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$104,423±$7k
29% above VT
$86,667±$10kLowest
7% above VT
$105,208±$25kHighest
30% above VT
Duxbury and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$380,800±$36k
20% above VT
$438,000±$40kHighest
38% above VT
$364,600±$27kLowest
15% above VT
Panton and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$838±$462Lowest
32% below VT
$1,410±$130Highest
14% above VT
$1,318±$407
7% above VT
Panton and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,506Lowest
9% above VT
$6,695Highest
33% above VT
$6,564
30% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
16.1%±14.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
61%±39Highest
VT: 48.4%
21.2%±21
VT: 48.4%
Panton and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
3.1%
VT: 10.1%
3.2%Highest
VT: 10.1%
2.7%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
83.7%
VT: 73.2%
82.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982
6 yrs newer than VT
1974Lowest
2 yrs older than VT
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
25 min
6% above VT
26 minHighest
11% above VT
23 minLowest
about the VT average
Work from home
21.4%±6.4
VT: 16.9%
26.7%±8.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
18.6%±3.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Panton and Moretown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Harwood Unified Union School District #60 — Harwood Unified Union School District #60
High school in town None in town — Harwood Union Middle/High School
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.6
On TownTapestry
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.