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Brookline vs Ripton vs Corinth

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).

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.

MeasureBrooklineRiptonCorinth
People
Population
531
508Lowest
1,539Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.9%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
45.1±2.7Lowest
5% above VT
47.7±14.2
11% above VT
48.4±9.6Highest
12% above VT
Corinth and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20%±6Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
16.8%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
Brookline and Corinth 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%
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
27.3%±3.5
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
41.1%
VT: 43.8%
48%Highest
VT: 43.8%
29.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±1.6
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$80,833±$16kLowest
about the VT average
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
$89,167±$29k
10% above VT
Ripton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$290,700±$37k
8% below VT
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
$213,800±$34kLowest
32% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,732±$232Highest
40% above VT
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$1,267±$510Lowest
about the VT average
Brookline and Corinth 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
$4,915
about the VT average
$3,584Lowest
29% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
47.8%±94.7
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8Lowest
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%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
1 yr older than VT
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
1976Highest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
21% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
35 minHighest
49% above VT
Work from home
20.6%±5.2
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Corinth 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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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.