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Waltham vs Calais vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Waltham has the oldest population (median age 60.8).
Calais has the most homeowners (92.4%).
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 | Waltham | Calais | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
1,713Highest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
42±8.6Lowest about the VT average |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 45.4%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $97,500±$14k 20% above VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
| Calais and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $329,700±$51kLowest 4% above VT |
$390,300±$36k 23% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$113Lowest 11% below VT |
$1,408±$392 14% above VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,714Lowest 13% above VT |
$6,586 31% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±58.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.