Compare towns
Bridport vs Brookfield vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bridport has the most renters (17.9% rent).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
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 | Bridport | Brookfield | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,235 |
1,486Highest |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.6% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 49.5±7.3Highest 15% above VT |
47±5.9Lowest 9% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
| Bridport and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±5 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $83,214±$18kLowest about the VT average |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Ripton and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $367,200±$35k 16% above VT |
$339,300±$15kLowest 7% above VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Ripton and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,184±$103Highest 4% below VT |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
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| Bridport and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,519Highest 10% above VT |
$4,560Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 15% above VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.7%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Ripton 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | None in town |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.