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Panton vs Whitingham vs Westport
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%).
Whitingham has the most homeowners (85.2%).
Westport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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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.
| Measure | Panton | Whitingham | Westport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690Lowest |
1,368 |
1,550Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-1% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 42.7±3.8Lowest 10% above U.S. |
46.4±7.1 19% above U.S. |
52.7±5Highest 35% above U.S. |
| Westport 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 U.S.: 22% |
19.8%±4.5 U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±5.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
31.1%±2.3Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.3%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Whitingham and Westport 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% |
32.8%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
35.6%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.2%±1.9 U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Panton and Whitingham 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. |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below U.S. |
$71,146±$13k 12% below U.S. |
| Panton and Westport 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. |
$262,300±$30k 21% below U.S. |
$237,100±$46kLowest 29% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,410±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
$673±$150Lowest 52% below U.S. |
$895±$71 37% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,695Highest 115% above U.S. |
$5,055 62% above U.S. |
$4,135Lowest 33% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39 U.S.: 51.1% |
62.7%±47.3Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
36.7%±22.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
15.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
11% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
85.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
82.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Highest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
38 minHighest 44% above U.S. |
30 min 12% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
11.7%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | BOQUET VALLEY CSD |
| High school in town | — | Twin Valley Middle High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 7.8 |
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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.