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Panton vs Proctor vs Whitingham
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%).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k 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 | Proctor | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690Lowest |
1,586Highest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
47.3±8.9Highest 10% above VT |
46.4±7.1 8% above VT |
| Proctor and Whitingham 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% |
17.2%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Whitingham 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% |
23.5%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Proctor 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±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
$75,060±$12k 8% below VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Panton and Proctor 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 |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,059±$200 14% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Whitingham and Panton 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% |
10% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | — | — | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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| Old photos in History | 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.