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Newfields vs Panton vs Waltham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
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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.
| Measure | Newfields | Panton | Waltham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,023Highest |
690 |
452Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 44.1±1.8 13% above U.S. |
42.7±3.8Lowest 10% above U.S. |
60.8±7.3Highest 56% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±1.6 U.S.: 22% |
24.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
12.8%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Panton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13.6%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
16.7%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
45.4%±3.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 68.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
39% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±7.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Newfields and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $197,885±$15kHighest 145% above U.S. |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above U.S. |
$97,500±$14k 21% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $646,400±$34kHighest 94% above U.S. |
$438,000±$40k 32% above U.S. |
$329,700±$51kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,875±$323Highest 33% above U.S. |
$1,410±$130 about the U.S. average |
$1,096±$113Lowest 22% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,695 115% above U.S. |
$5,714Lowest 83% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.3%±40.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
61%±39Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
29.2%±58.6Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Panton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
5.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
83.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
86.3% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1991Highest 11 yrs newer than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1986 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
26 min about the U.S. average |
28 minHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 25.5%±3.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
26.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
20.6%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Panton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Newfields School District | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.