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Panton vs Reading vs Weston
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 kids (24.9% under 18).
Reading has the most affordable homes ($377k median).
Weston has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.1%).
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 | Reading | Weston |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690 |
699Highest |
685Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.2% VT: +2.8% |
+10.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
51.1±7.6 19% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
| Weston and Reading 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% |
18.5%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
15.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Reading 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% |
28.2%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46% VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.5Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Reading 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 |
$85,000±$19kLowest 5% above VT |
$115,000±$20kHighest 42% above VT |
| Weston 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±$40k 38% above VT |
$377,200±$72kLowest 19% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
| Weston and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,100±$331Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,375±$729 11% above VT |
| Panton and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,695 33% above VT |
$5,754Lowest 14% above VT |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±31.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Reading 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% |
8.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
33 minHighest 41% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.9%±10.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mountain Views Unified Union School District #76 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.