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Panton vs Schuyler vs Belvidere

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
Schuyler has the most affordable homes ($116k median).
Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).

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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.

MeasurePantonSchuylerBelvidere
People
Population
690
3,280Highest
422Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-4.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.6%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
42.7±3.8
10% above U.S.
55.2±3.3Highest
42% above U.S.
40.7±6.5Lowest
5% above U.S.
Kids under 18
24.9%±5.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.1%±5.1Lowest
U.S.: 22%
22%±4
U.S.: 22%
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
U.S.: 17.2%
23.8%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
8.8%±4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Schuyler 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%
U.S.: 35.7%
28.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
35.9%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.3%±1.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Panton and Schuyler 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 U.S.
$65,469±$17kLowest
19% below U.S.
$81,563±$18k
about the U.S. average
Panton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$438,000±$40kHighest
32% above U.S.
$116,000±$57kLowest
65% below U.S.
$239,200±$51k
28% below U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,410±$130
about the U.S. average
$977±$50Lowest
31% below U.S.
$1,542±$1kHighest
9% above U.S.
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
115% above U.S.
$2,506Lowest
20% below U.S.
$3,908
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
61%±39
U.S.: 51.1%
48.6%±19.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
66.7%±53.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Belvidere 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
U.S.: 12.5%
7.8%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
5.5%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.7%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.8%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
86.1%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1986
6 yrs newer than U.S.
1989Highest
9 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
21 minLowest
22% below U.S.
38 minHighest
42% above U.S.
Work from home
26.7%±8.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
5.2%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
9.4%±7.6
U.S.: 15.1%
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U.S. 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.