Compare towns
Leicester vs Danby vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Leicester has the most renters (14.5% rent).
Danby has the most affordable homes ($272k median).
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 | Leicester | Danby | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026 |
1,133Highest |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -10%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.1% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.8±3.8 13% above VT |
52.6±4.8Highest 22% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
| Danby and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.9%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Leicester and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.5%±6.7 VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.3%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.5%±1.9 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $70,417±$30kLowest 13% below VT |
$77,321±$13k 5% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $309,700±$107k about the VT average |
$272,400±$41kLowest 14% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Ripton and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,098±$300Highest 11% below VT |
$794±$166Lowest 36% below VT |
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| Leicester and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,822Lowest 24% below VT |
$4,543 10% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33.3%±40.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.4%±34.6 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.3% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 20% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 12.7%±5.9 VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Leicester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 | 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.