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Panton vs Windham vs Hyde Park
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%).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Hyde Park has the most affordable homes ($222k 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 | Hyde Park |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 690Highest |
594 |
513Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.6% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
42.6±10.1Lowest about the VT average |
| Windham and Panton 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%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Hyde Park 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% |
16.4%±3.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.1%±2 VT: 7% |
| Panton and Hyde Park 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±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$89,946±$10k 11% above VT |
| Windham and Hyde Park 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 |
$221,800±$57kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
— | $1,306±$285Lowest 6% above VT |
| Panton and Hyde Park 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 |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$3,893Lowest 23% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
42.1%±47.5 VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Hyde Park 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% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
79.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1964Lowest 12 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
7.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #59 of 70 in VT |
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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.