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Mount Tabor vs Northfield vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Northfield has the most affordable homes ($274k median).
Ripton has the most people working from home (17.2%).
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 | Mount Tabor | Northfield | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
5,920Highest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
36.4±4.1Lowest 16% below VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Northfield and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
20%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.9% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
15.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Ripton and Northfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $71,768±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$274,400±$21kLowest 13% below VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,018±$207Lowest 18% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
63.3%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Northfield and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
12.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
73.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1956 20 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Northfield 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 | — | #42 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Northfield Middle/High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.0 |
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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.