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Glover vs Ripton vs Stannard

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Glover has the most kids (22.3% under 18).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Stannard has the most affordable homes ($216k 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.

MeasureGloverRiptonStannard
People
Population
1,051Highest
508
228Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
48.4±5.9Highest
12% above VT
47.7±14.2Lowest
11% above VT
48.3±14.6
12% above VT
Glover and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.3%±5Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
13.2%±9.1
VT: 17.9%
Glover and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.2%±3.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
25.9%±8.5
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
35.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
48%Highest
VT: 43.8%
44.8%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±3.1
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
0%±6.2Lowest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$73,839±$18k
9% below VT
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
$66,979±$30kLowest
18% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$264,700±$34k
16% below VT
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
$216,200±$44kLowest
32% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$973±$130
21% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,234Lowest
36% below VT
$4,915Highest
about the VT average
$4,183
17% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
39.3%±64.2
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Ripton and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
3.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
93.1%
VT: 73.2%
90.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
98.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1968Lowest
8 yrs older than VT
1973
3 yrs older than VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
40 minHighest
69% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
27 min
16% above VT
Work from home
16.8%±5.9
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7Highest
VT: 16.9%
8.6%±5.5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Ripton and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Lake Region Union Elementary Middle 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.