Compare towns
Goshen vs Middlebury vs Ripton vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Goshen has the most affordable homes ($330k median).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 31.8).
Ripton has the most kids (11.8% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k median).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Goshen | Middlebury | Ripton | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 142Lowest |
9,175Highest |
508 |
304 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 58.9±8.3Highest 37% above VT |
31.8±3.7Lowest 26% below VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Goshen and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 10.6%±11.6 VT: 17.9% |
11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Ripton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 37.3%±11.7 VT: 21.4% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Goshen are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.3% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±10Lowest VT: 7% |
32.6%±1.1Highest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,250±$33kLowest 31% below VT |
$86,169±$16k 6% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
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| Ripton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $330,000±$115kLowest 4% above VT |
$409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,240 4% above VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,233 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
10.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
65.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 11% below VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.1%±9.3 VT: 16.9% |
18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlebury 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 | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | Middlebury Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.6 |
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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.