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Coventry vs Hubbardton vs Ripton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Coventry has the most affordable homes ($198k median).
Hubbardton has the most people working from home (24%).
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.

MeasureCoventryHubbardtonRipton
People
Population
917Highest
831
508Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+1.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+4.1%
VT: +2.8%
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
45.2±5.2Lowest
5% above VT
48±13.6Highest
11% above VT
47.7±14.2
11% above VT
Hubbardton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
20.2%±4.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.4%±6.4
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Coventry and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
22.5%±3.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
32.1%±10.7Highest
VT: 21.4%
30.5%±7.1
VT: 21.4%
Hubbardton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
21.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
43.2%
VT: 43.8%
48%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.7%±3.5
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$59,342±$3kLowest
27% below VT
$102,321±$18k
26% above VT
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
Ripton and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$197,900±$55kLowest
37% below VT
$293,800±$42k
7% below VT
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
Ripton and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$755±$108Lowest
39% below VT
$1,708±$259Highest
38% above VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,375Lowest
53% below VT
$5,284Highest
5% above VT
$4,915
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
1.5%±27.7Lowest
VT: 48.4%
55.6%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100
VT: 48.4%
Hubbardton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
19.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.6%Highest
VT: 73.2%
90.9%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1993Highest
17 yrs newer than VT
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
36 minHighest
53% above VT
33 min
42% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
Work from home
8.6%±3.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
24%±17.6Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
Hubbardton and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Coventry School District — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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.