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Hague vs Ripton vs Newcomb

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Hague has the most renters (14.6% rent).
Ripton has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Newcomb has the most affordable homes ($255k median).

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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.

MeasureHagueRiptonNewcomb
People
Population
703Highest
508
490Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-9.4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+25.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
61.3±11.8Highest
58% above U.S.
47.7±14.2Lowest
23% above U.S.
59.1±10.1
52% above U.S.
Hague and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
8%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 22%
9.4%±4.7
U.S.: 22%
Ripton and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
36.8%±10.8Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±7.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
31.4%±6.7
U.S.: 17.2%
Hague and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
44%
U.S.: 35.7%
48%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.9%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
20.1%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
13.3%±5
U.S.: 6.4%
Ripton and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$81,845±$12kLowest
about the U.S. average
$112,917±$15kHighest
40% above U.S.
$108,750±$25k
35% above U.S.
Ripton and Newcomb are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$325,900±$124k
about the U.S. average
$394,400±$61kHighest
19% above U.S.
$254,800±$47kLowest
23% below U.S.
Ripton and Hague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$714±$144
49% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$3,491
12% above U.S.
$4,915Highest
58% above U.S.
$1,488Lowest
52% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
30.2%±50.5
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
0%±100Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ripton and Hague are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.4%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.3%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.4%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
91%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1967
13 yrs older than U.S.
1973Highest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1964Lowest
16 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
19 min
29% below U.S.
24 minHighest
9% below U.S.
17 minLowest
36% below U.S.
Work from home
13%±9.8
U.S.: 15.1%
17.2%±8.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.2%±7.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Ripton and Hague 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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U.S. 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.