Compare towns
Andover vs Ripton vs Waitsfield
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 affordable homes ($383k median).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Waitsfield has the most renters (66.2% rent).
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 | Waitsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 616Highest |
508 |
193Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Ripton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 43.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1 VT: 7% |
| Ripton and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
| Ripton and Andover 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 |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
| Waitsfield and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,389±$364 13% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,190Highest about the VT average |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
| Work from home | 29.6%±12.9 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield and Andover 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.