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Brookline vs Cabot vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Cabot has the most kids (27.2% under 18).
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 | Brookline | Cabot | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531 |
1,579Highest |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
| Ripton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
21%±6.4 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
44.7% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,243±$354Lowest about the VT average |
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| Brookline and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,639Lowest 8% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±26.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
30 minHighest 27% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot and Brookline 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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| 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.