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Panton vs Mendon vs Belvidere
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).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Belvidere has the most affordable homes ($239k median).
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 | Mendon | Belvidere |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690 |
1,113Highest |
422Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
| Mendon 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% |
14.6%±5.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±4 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Belvidere 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% |
29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Panton 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 |
$100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$81,563±$18kLowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Panton 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 |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$239,200±$51kLowest 24% below VT |
| Panton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,410±$130 14% above VT |
$1,230±$651Lowest about the VT average |
$1,542±$1kHighest 25% above VT |
| Belvidere 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 |
$5,342 6% above VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39Lowest VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±53.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Belvidere 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% |
8.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±7.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Mendon 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.