Compare towns
Derby Line vs Brookline vs Ripton vs Vershire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Derby Line has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Vershire has the most renters (18.5% 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 | Derby Line | Brookline | Ripton | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 783 |
531 |
508Lowest |
842Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +2.1% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.7±13.3 8% above VT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
| Ripton and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±8.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Derby Line and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.9%±6.6 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Derby Line are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.2% VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $71,518±$25kLowest 12% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $201,000±$52kLowest 37% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $835±$334Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
— | $1,117±$80 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,275Lowest 35% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$4,640 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 35.4%±24.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.3% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83% VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1956Lowest 20 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 3% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
32 minHighest 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.5%±9.8 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline 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 | 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.