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Corinth vs Ripton vs Bradford vs Orange

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%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Bradford has the most kids (20.1% under 18).
Orange has the oldest population (median age 50.3).

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.

MeasureCorinthRiptonBradfordOrange
People
Population
1,539
508Lowest
2,827Highest
957
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+6.4%
VT: +2.8%
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-0.3%
VT: +2.8%
-2.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
47.7±14.2
11% above VT
42.7±3.1Lowest
about the VT average
50.3±5.3Highest
17% above VT
Orange and Corinth 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%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
20.1%±5.7Highest
VT: 17.9%
15.6%±4.7
VT: 17.9%
Bradford 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%
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
22.9%±5.8
VT: 21.4%
19.4%±4Lowest
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%
VT: 43.8%
48%Highest
VT: 43.8%
36.2%
VT: 43.8%
22.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
1.2%±0.9
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
0.7%±1Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.9
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,167±$29k
10% above VT
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
$108,162±$15k
33% above VT
$71,302±$13kLowest
12% below VT
Ripton and Bradford are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$213,800±$34kLowest
32% below VT
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
$258,600±$30k
18% below VT
$222,000±$22k
30% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,267±$510
about the VT average
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$1,221±$808Lowest
about the VT average
$1,330±$153Highest
8% above VT
Orange and Corinth 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
$4,915Highest
about the VT average
$4,472
11% below VT
$3,545Lowest
30% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
17.9%±29.8
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
27.9%±23.4
VT: 48.4%
0%±87Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Ripton and Bradford 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%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
2.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
7.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
90.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
87.1%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
87.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1976
same as VT
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
1976
same as VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
35 minHighest
49% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
25 min
4% above VT
28 min
19% above VT
Work from home
23%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
7.7%±5.8Lowest
VT: 16.9%
13.5%±4.3
VT: 16.9%
Corinth and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #45 of 70 in VT —
School district — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Oxbow Unified Union School District #91 Echo Valley Community Union School District #67
High school in town — None in town Oxbow Union High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school — —
9.5
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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.