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Panton vs Marshfield vs Brookline
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 expensive homes ($438k median).
Marshfield has the most affordable homes ($178k median).
Brookline has the oldest population (median age 45.1).
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 | Marshfield | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690Highest |
470Lowest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
42.4±8.8Lowest about the VT average |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline and Panton 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% |
19.4%±9.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Marshfield and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
$84,375±$20k 4% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
| Panton and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$1,125±$79Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$3,269Lowest 35% below VT |
$5,000 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4 VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Marshfield 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% |
4.9% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
81.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
29 minHighest 24% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.