Compare towns
Waltham vs Cornwall vs Mount Tabor 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 most affordable homes ($330k median).
Cornwall has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
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 | Cornwall | Mount Tabor | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 452 |
1,208Highest |
304Lowest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
50.4±4.6 17% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Waltham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±7.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Cornwall 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% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Waltham and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Cornwall 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 |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
— | $86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
| Cornwall 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 |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$438,000±$40k 38% above VT |
| Cornwall and Panton 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 |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,410±$130 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,714 13% above VT |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$5,233Lowest 4% above VT |
$6,695 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and Panton 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% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.