Compare towns
Middlebury vs Ripton vs Windham vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Windham has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 23.7).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% 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 | Windham | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,175Highest |
508Lowest |
594 |
7,220 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +10.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 31.8±3.7 26% below VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11.6%±1.9 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 55.4% VT: 43.8% |
48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 32.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $86,169±$16kLowest 6% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$86,250±$18k 6% above VT |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $409,700±$30k 29% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
| Middlebury and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,156±$113Lowest 6% below VT |
— | — | $1,201±$120Highest about the VT average |
| Middlebury and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,868Highest 36% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$6,795 35% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 50.9%±14.4 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8Highest 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 | 10.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65.1% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 16 min 33% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 18.8%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Middlebury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #17 of 70 in VT | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | — |
| High school in town | Middlebury Union High School | None in town | — | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.6 |
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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.