Compare towns
Danville vs Jay vs Ripton vs Bethel
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Danville has the most kids (18.9% under 18).
Jay has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Bethel has the most renters (16.4% rent).
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 | Danville | Jay | Ripton | Bethel |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,360Highest |
471Lowest |
508 |
1,736 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.3% VT: +2.8% |
+5.8% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±6Highest 23% above VT |
52.1±10.5 21% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
50.7±3.7 18% above VT |
| Danville and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.9%±4.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.2%±7.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Danville and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.7%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
15.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.5%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Bethel are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.1% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.2 VT: 7% |
1.9%±2.5 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $70,946±$7kLowest 13% below VT |
$74,792±$25k 8% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$75,822±$7k 7% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,800±$43k 13% below VT |
$234,200±$45kLowest 26% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$238,000±$41k 25% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | — | $1,335±$220 8% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,358 14% below VT |
$3,588Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$5,168Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 9.5%±11.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
40%±100 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
54%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Bethel and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.1% VT: 73.2% |
97%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
2001Highest 25 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1966Lowest 10 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 33 min 39% above VT |
40 minHighest 69% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.7%±9.5 VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±13.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
7.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Jay and Danville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | — | Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | White River Unified School District #79 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.