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Stratton vs Addison vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stratton has the youngest population (median age 31.5).
Addison has the oldest population (median age 53.1).
Panton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Stratton | Addison | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,175Highest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.5±4.1Lowest 27% below VT |
53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Addison and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28%±7.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Stratton and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 11.7%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $122,708±$33kHighest 51% above VT |
$106,667±$7k 31% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
| Stratton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $400,000±$50k 26% above VT |
$362,200±$23kLowest 14% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% 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 | $1,208±$979Lowest about the VT average |
$2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,750Lowest 6% below VT |
$5,831 16% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12%±69.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 73.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 39% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 3.3%±3.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
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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.