Compare towns
Cabot vs Craftsbury 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).
Craftsbury has the most renters (17.5% rent).
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 | Cabot | Craftsbury | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,579Highest |
1,352 |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+11.4% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 40.3±6.6Lowest 6% below VT |
41.5±4.6 4% below VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
| Ripton and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.2%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Cabot and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 21%±6.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.7%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.2% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
12.4%±2.8 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Ripton and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,031±$16kLowest 5% below VT |
$83,672±$16k 3% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Ripton and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $268,500±$77kLowest 15% below VT |
$270,500±$44k 15% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,243±$354Highest about the VT average |
$1,091±$184Lowest 12% below VT |
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| Cabot and Craftsbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,639 8% below VT |
$4,164Lowest 17% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 44.1%±26.7 VT: 48.4% |
29.9%±29.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Cabot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 27% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 21.4%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.5%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Cabot 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 |
| 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.