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Hancock vs Stockbridge vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most kids (17.2% under 18).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
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 | Hancock | Stockbridge | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
791Highest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
55.3±5.3Highest 28% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
| Stockbridge and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
$77,109±$12k 5% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$283,500±$26k 10% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,140±$126Highest 8% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,488 11% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
27 min 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| 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.