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Moriah vs Panton vs Underhill

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Moriah has the most affordable homes ($138k median).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Underhill has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).

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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.

MeasureMoriahPantonUnderhill
People
Population
4,483Highest
690Lowest
3,141
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-1.7%
U.S.: +7.4%
-4.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
56.7±3Highest
46% above U.S.
42.7±3.8
10% above U.S.
38.1±11.4Lowest
about the U.S. average
Kids under 18
15.4%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
24.9%±5.3
U.S.: 22%
27.8%±10.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Underhill and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
33.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
16.7%±2.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
17.6%±6
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
25.1%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
50.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.6%±1.4Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.3
U.S.: 6.4%
3.5%±2Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Underhill and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$63,113±$6kLowest
22% below U.S.
$86,667±$10k
7% above U.S.
$92,267±$54kHighest
14% above U.S.
Underhill and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$138,200±$9kLowest
58% below U.S.
$438,000±$40k
32% above U.S.
$446,000±$24kHighest
34% above U.S.
Underhill and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$832±$165Lowest
41% below U.S.
$1,410±$130Highest
about the U.S. average
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,644Lowest
15% below U.S.
$6,695
115% above U.S.
$6,697Highest
115% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
51.2%±25.4
U.S.: 51.1%
61%±39Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±18.2Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Panton and Moriah are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.5%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
3.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.4%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
80.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
83.7%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1951Lowest
29 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 min
22% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
33 minHighest
24% above U.S.
Work from home
9.4%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
26.7%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
19.4%±11.3
U.S.: 15.1%
Panton and Underhill are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading #380 of 484 in NY — #2 of 70 in VT
School district MORIAH CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT — Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401
High school in town MORIAH JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL — None in town
Students per teacherat that high school
8.6
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U.S. 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.