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Bolton vs Ripton vs Windham vs Duxbury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bolton has the most affordable homes ($312k median).
Ripton has the most homeowners (90.9%).
Duxbury has the shortest commute (23 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.
| Measure | Bolton | Ripton | Windham | Duxbury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,163 |
508Lowest |
594 |
1,548Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.1% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 36.3±1.7Lowest 16% below VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
37.5±4.4 13% below VT |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±4 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
17.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Duxbury and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 6.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
13%±2.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.4% VT: 43.8% |
48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±1.8 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $111,125±$17k 37% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
$105,208±$25k 30% above VT |
| Ripton and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $311,600±$42kLowest about the VT average |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$364,600±$27k 15% above VT |
| Ripton and Duxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,299±$273Lowest 5% above VT |
— | — | $1,318±$407Highest 7% above VT |
| Duxbury and Bolton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,826Lowest 4% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,564Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 28%±30.8 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
21.2%±21Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
82.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 22.9%±8.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
18.6%±3.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Bolton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | Harwood Union Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.