Compare towns
Andover vs Ripton vs Dorset
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Andover has the most renters (17.2% rent).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Dorset has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Andover | Ripton | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616 |
508Lowest |
2,092Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.2±5.1Highest 14% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% above VT |
| Andover and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
72.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38kLowest 26% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$111,250±$40k 37% above VT |
| Ripton and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $382,900±$68kLowest 21% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$569,200±$57kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364Lowest 13% above VT |
— | $1,420±$296Highest 15% above VT |
| Dorset and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190 about the VT average |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$7,489Highest 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Dorset 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.