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Panton vs Starksboro vs Stratton
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%).
Starksboro has the most affordable homes ($288k median).
Stratton has the highest household income ($123k).
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 | Starksboro | Stratton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690 |
1,939Highest |
532Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.7±3.8Highest about the VT average |
38.2±4.8 11% below VT |
31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
| Panton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 24.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
26.4%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Starksboro 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% |
17.4%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Starksboro 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% VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.1%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Starksboro 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 |
$82,188±$15kLowest about the VT average |
$122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
| Stratton 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 |
$287,700±$42kLowest 9% below VT |
$400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
| Panton and Stratton 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 |
$1,306±$91 6% above VT |
$1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
| Panton and Starksboro 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 |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,750 6% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
28.6%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.2% VT: 10.1% |
7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
91.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±4.5 VT: 16.9% |
3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Starksboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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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.