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Clare vs Pierrepont vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Clare has the most affordable homes ($88k median).
Pierrepont has the most homeowners (91.7%).
Ripton has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Clare | Pierrepont | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 80Lowest |
2,521Highest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.5%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 37.5±12.2Lowest 4% below U.S. |
42.4±4.7 9% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2Highest 23% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 26.3%±37Highest U.S.: 22% |
23%±5.4 U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Clare and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.8%±30.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.3%±5 U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 7.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.1% U.S.: 35.7% |
48%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±24.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±2.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $92,500±$19kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $87,500±$48kLowest 74% below U.S. |
$131,300±$26k 61% below U.S. |
$394,400±$61kHighest 19% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,125±$290 20% below U.S. |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $1,531Lowest 51% below U.S. |
$2,898 7% below U.S. |
$4,915Highest 58% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
13.9%±41.1 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ripton and Pierrepont are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 38.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
4.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 91.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
91.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Lowest 19 yrs older than U.S. |
1976Highest 4 yrs older than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 12% below U.S. |
24 min 10% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 0%±45.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
4.4%±3.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| 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 |
U.S. 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.