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Panton vs Brandon vs Addison
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
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 | Panton | Brandon | Addison |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690Lowest |
4,120Highest |
1,175 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
50.1±3.1 16% above VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
| Addison and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1% VT: 43.8% |
32.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.7 VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
$64,180±$12kLowest 21% below VT |
$106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$227,800±$23kLowest 28% below VT |
$362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$1,064±$225Lowest 14% below VT |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$4,241Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.7%±15.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1951Lowest 25 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #69 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — |
| High school in town | — | Otter Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.9 |
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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.