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Panton vs Roxbury vs Warren
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 renters (16.3% rent).
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Warren has grown the fastest since 2010 (+16%).
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 | Roxbury | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690Lowest |
942 |
1,585Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Panton 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% |
18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Roxbury 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% |
29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Warren and Roxbury 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 |
$73,214±$22kLowest 10% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
| Warren 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 |
$242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren and Panton 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 |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Warren and Panton 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 |
$4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Warren 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% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
26 minHighest 12% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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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.