Compare towns
Newfane vs Panton vs Wardsboro
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k median).
Wardsboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (-3.4%).
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 | Newfane | Panton | Wardsboro |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,456Highest |
690Lowest |
820 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6% VT: +2.8% |
-3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.4±3.9Highest 26% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
51.6±7.3 20% above VT |
| Newfane and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.2%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Newfane and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
38.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.9%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Newfane and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,719±$21k 18% below VT |
$86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
$62,000±$6kLowest 24% below VT |
| Panton and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,200±$49kLowest 10% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$299,300±$47k 5% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,266±$238Lowest about the VT average |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$1,479±$224Highest 20% above VT |
| Wardsboro and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,174 about the VT average |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$4,345Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 51.9%±79.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
54.5%±58 VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Wardsboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.2% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6 VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | — | River Valleys Unified School District #73 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.