Compare towns
Landgrove vs Mount Tabor vs Ripton vs Windham
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).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Ripton | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 225Lowest |
304 |
508 |
594Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 56.9±12.8 32% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Mount Tabor and Landgrove 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±15.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Landgrove 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% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
— | $112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% 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 |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,143±$367 74% above VT |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Windham 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% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Landgrove 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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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | 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.