Compare towns
Landgrove vs Dummerston vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Ripton has the most renters (9.1% rent).
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 | Landgrove | Dummerston | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 225Lowest |
2,090Highest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
45.6±11.7Lowest 6% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
| Landgrove and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.3%±10.8 VT: 17.9% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Landgrove and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 91.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$101,696±$21kLowest 25% above VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
| Landgrove and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $759,400±$157kHighest 140% above VT |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,392±$126 13% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 0.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min about the VT average |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | 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.