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Morristown vs Westminster vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Morristown has the most renters (35% rent).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
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 | Morristown | Westminster | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 5,722Highest |
497Lowest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.8±4.6Highest 11% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
| Morristown and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.5%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 25.5%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.6%±2.7 VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,273±$5kLowest 18% below VT |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Ripton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $298,600±$48kLowest 6% below VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Ripton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,214±$123Highest about the VT average |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,838 4% below VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 40%±12.7 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Morristown are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 65%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 11%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Ripton 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 | #35 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Peoples Academy | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 12.4 |
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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.