Compare towns
Landgrove vs Ripton vs Dorset
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 highest household income ($196k).
Ripton has the most affordable homes ($394k median).
Dorset has the most people working from home (29.3%).
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 | Ripton | Dorset |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 225Lowest |
508 |
2,092Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
45.9±7.5Lowest 6% 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% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Dorset 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% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.9%±4.5Lowest 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% |
48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
72.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$111,250±$40kLowest 37% 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 |
$394,400±$61kLowest 25% above VT |
$569,200±$57k 80% above VT |
| Landgrove and Dorset are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,420±$296 15% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$7,489 49% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
74.4%±22.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Dorset and Ripton 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
11.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min about the VT average |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.6%±7.7 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Dorset 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 | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 |
| 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.