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Holland vs Rochester vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holland has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Rochester has the most people working from home (40.8%).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
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 | Holland | Rochester | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790 |
1,389Highest |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
-3.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.8±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
53.3±7.6Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
| Rochester and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±3.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±3.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Rochester and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±4.4 VT: 7% |
0.4%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,729±$16kLowest 25% below VT |
$72,676±$8k 11% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,400±$44kLowest 34% below VT |
$253,600±$81k 20% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Ripton and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,330±$69Highest 8% above VT |
$929±$158Lowest 25% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,463Lowest 31% below VT |
$3,977 21% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Holland and Rochester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% VT: 10.1% |
18.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 9% above VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 6.3%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
40.8%±27.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Rochester 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 Our Story | 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.