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Windham vs Panton vs Berlin
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).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Berlin has the most affordable homes ($274k 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 | Windham | Panton | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
690 |
2,880Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42.7±3.8Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
| Berlin and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
24.9%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Panton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
16.7%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Windham 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% |
35.1% VT: 43.8% |
28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.3 VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
| Berlin 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 |
$86,667±$10kLowest 7% above VT |
$86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
| Windham and Berlin 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 |
$438,000±$40kHighest 38% above VT |
$273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,410±$130Highest 14% above VT |
$1,169±$171Lowest 5% below VT |
| Panton and Berlin 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 |
$6,695Highest 33% above VT |
$4,418Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
61%±39Highest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Panton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9% VT: 10.1% |
3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
26 min 11% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±8.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Panton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #16 of 70 in VT |
| 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.