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Landgrove vs Ripton vs Sutton
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).
Ripton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1973).
Sutton has the most affordable homes ($231k median).
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 | Sutton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 225Lowest |
508 |
790Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 56.9±12.8Highest 32% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
46.6±5.7Lowest 8% 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%±10.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 36.9%±15.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2.7 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $195,938±$167kHighest 141% above VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$71,250±$18kLowest 12% below 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±$61k 25% above VT |
$231,100±$41kLowest 27% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $10,000+Highest at least 98% above VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$3,975Lowest 21% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Sutton 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% |
12.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
85%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest about the VT average |
24 min about the VT average |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.6%±7.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Landgrove and Ripton 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| 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.