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Panton vs Windham vs Baltimore
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).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Baltimore has the most affordable homes ($219k median).
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 | Windham | Baltimore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690Highest |
594 |
361Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
| Baltimore and Windham 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% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Windham 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% |
23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham 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% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.7 VT: 7% |
| Panton and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
| Baltimore and Windham 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 |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$219,400±$27kLowest 31% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,410±$130 14% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$4,329Lowest 14% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
26.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Windham 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.