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Roxbury vs Panton vs Kirby
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Roxbury has the most affordable homes ($243k median).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k 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 | Roxbury | Panton | Kirby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 942Highest |
690Lowest |
756 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
42.7±3.8Highest about the VT average |
38.8±7.1 10% below VT |
| Panton and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Roxbury and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.7%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±5.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 29.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$86,667±$10kHighest 7% above VT |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
| Panton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $242,600±$55kLowest 23% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$302,900±$63k 4% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,250±$326 about the VT average |
| Panton and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,284Lowest 15% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$4,597 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 12% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Kirby 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.