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Corinth vs Hancock vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k 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.
| Measure | Corinth | Hancock | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,539Highest |
435Lowest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
47.7±14.2 11% 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 | 16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 27.3%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest 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+ | 29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.3% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% 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 | $213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
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| Corinth and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,584 29% below VT |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 17.9%±29.8 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976Highest same as VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 35 minHighest 49% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth 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.