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Middlebury vs Ripton vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 23.7).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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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 | Middlebury | Ripton | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 7,220Highest |
508Lowest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +10.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Ripton and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,250±$18kLowest 6% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Ripton and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $417,400±$31k 32% above VT |
$394,400±$61kLowest 25% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Warren and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,201±$120Lowest about the VT average |
— | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,795 35% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 56.6%±15.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 15.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 6 photos → | 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.