Compare towns
Mendon vs Ripton vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Hancock has the most affordable homes ($188k 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 | Mendon | Ripton | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Highest |
508 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
| Mendon and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hancock and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
34.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$76,250±$34kLowest 6% below VT |
| Ripton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
| Ripton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
— | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
| Mendon and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 28% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon 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.