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Waltham vs West Windsor 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).
West Windsor has the most homeowners (97.9%).
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 | West Windsor | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 452Lowest |
1,171Highest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +22.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 60.8±7.3Highest 41% above VT |
54±5.9 25% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Waltham and West Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.8%±7.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±10 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and West Windsor 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% |
25.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39% VT: 43.8% |
59.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
6.1%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| West Windsor 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 |
$108,750±$18kHighest 34% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
| West Windsor 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 |
$393,500±$41k 24% above VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Panton and West Windsor 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 |
$1,100±$217 11% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
| Panton and West Windsor 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 |
$5,860 16% above VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 29.2%±58.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.7% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.3% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 18% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
16.1%±3.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Waltham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mount Ascutney School District #86 | — |
| 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.