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Stratton vs Corinth vs Hancock 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 highest household income ($123k).
Corinth has the oldest population (median age 48.4).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
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.

MeasureStrattonCorinthHancockPanton
People
Population
532
1,539Highest
435Lowest
690
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+6.4%Highest
VT: +2.8%
—
-4.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
31.5±4.1Lowest
27% below VT
48.4±9.6Highest
12% above VT
33.8±11.6
22% below VT
42.7±3.8
about the VT average
Corinth 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%
16.8%±4.6Lowest
VT: 17.9%
17.2%±5.8
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%
27.3%±3.5Highest
VT: 21.4%
19.8%±3.6
VT: 21.4%
16.7%±2.9
VT: 21.4%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
33.2%
VT: 43.8%
29.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
34.3%
VT: 43.8%
35.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.3%±2.8
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
3.7%±3.6Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.3
VT: 7%
Hancock 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
$89,167±$29k
10% above VT
$76,250±$34kLowest
6% below VT
$86,667±$10k
7% above VT
Stratton and Corinth 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
$213,800±$34k
32% below VT
$187,900±$11kLowest
41% below 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±$979
about the VT average
$1,267±$510
about the VT average
$939±$19Lowest
24% below VT
$1,410±$130Highest
14% above VT
Panton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,750
6% below VT
$3,584
29% below VT
$3,511Lowest
30% below VT
$6,695Highest
33% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
12%±69.8
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8
VT: 48.4%
3.5%±16.9Lowest
VT: 48.4%
61%±39Highest
VT: 48.4%
Panton and Corinth 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%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
5.6%
VT: 10.1%
3.2%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
73.3%
VT: 73.2%
88.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
59.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
83.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1988Highest
12 yrs newer than VT
1976
same as VT
1972Lowest
4 yrs older than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
33 min
39% above VT
35 minHighest
49% above VT
28 min
17% above VT
26 minLowest
11% above VT
Work from home
3.3%±3.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5
VT: 16.9%
11.7%±5
VT: 16.9%
26.7%±8.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
Panton and Corinth 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.