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Whiting vs Cavendish vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Whiting has the most renters (34.6% rent).
Cavendish has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Panton has the most expensive homes ($438k median).
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 | Whiting | Cavendish | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 532Lowest |
1,242Highest |
690 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 39.6±2.7Lowest 8% below VT |
45.2±5.9Highest 5% above VT |
42.7±3.8 about the VT average |
| Cavendish and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.5%±6.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.3%±4.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 13%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±2Highest VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.2%±4Highest VT: 7% |
4.3%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Whiting and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,250±$38kHighest 12% above VT |
$89,063±$29k 10% above VT |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
| Whiting and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $280,400±$36kLowest 11% below VT |
$285,100±$40k 10% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,204±$519 about the VT average |
$1,000±$546Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
| Panton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,227 16% below VT |
$3,948Lowest 22% below VT |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 58.3%±37.3 VT: 48.4% |
28.9%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.3% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 22 min 7% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 10%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.5%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Cavendish are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 18 photos → | 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.