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Windham vs Panton vs Salisbury

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 most renters (17.1% rent).
Panton has the most kids (24.9% under 18).
Salisbury has the shortest commute (19 min average).

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.

MeasureWindhamPantonSalisbury
People
Population
594Lowest
690
1,200Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-4.6%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+7.5%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
42.7±3.8Lowest
about the VT average
50.6±6.5Highest
17% above VT
Salisbury 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%±3.2Lowest
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%
30.4%±2.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Salisbury 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%
34.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.3Highest
VT: 7%
1.6%±1.1
VT: 7%
Panton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,500±$12k
16% above VT
$86,667±$10kLowest
7% above VT
$99,688±$21kHighest
23% above VT
Salisbury and Windham 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
$306,900±$51kLowest
3% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,410±$130Lowest
14% above VT
$1,443±$984Highest
17% above VT
Salisbury 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
$6,695Highest
33% above VT
$4,842Lowest
4% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
61%±39Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.9%±22.6Lowest
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%Highest
VT: 10.1%
3.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
83.7%
VT: 73.2%
88.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1967Lowest
9 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
14% above VT
26 min
11% above VT
19 minLowest
20% below VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
26.7%±8.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
6%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Panton and Windham 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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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.