Compare towns
Ludlow vs Ripton vs Orleans
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ludlow has the most renters (48.6% rent).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k 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 | Ludlow | Ripton | Orleans |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 808 |
508Lowest |
809Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.7±5.6Highest 13% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
41.7±5.8Lowest 3% below VT |
| Ludlow and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.1%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Orleans and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±0.5 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.3% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.6%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,667±$19kLowest 30% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$57,159±$10k 30% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $304,000±$32k 4% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
| Ripton and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,018±$91Highest 18% below VT |
— | $810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,237 16% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 33%±13.8 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Ludlow are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 51.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
31 minHighest 33% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.3%±6.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Ludlow 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 | — |
| High school 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.