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Windham vs Brookline vs Panton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
Brookline has the most affordable homes ($291k median).
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 | Windham | Brookline | Panton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
531Lowest |
690Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
| Brookline and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windham and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
35.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$80,833±$16kLowest about the VT average |
$86,667±$10k 7% above VT |
| Windham and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,410±$130Lowest 14% above VT |
| Brookline and Panton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951 18% above VT |
$5,000Lowest about the VT average |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Brookline 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.