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Mount Tabor vs Ripton vs Athens
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).
Ripton has the shortest commute (24 min average).
Athens has the most affordable homes ($240k 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 | Mount Tabor | Ripton | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
508Highest |
431 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
47.3±6.5Lowest 10% 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% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Athens 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% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest 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% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
4.9%±3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$68,438±$30kLowest 16% below VT |
| Ripton and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$240,400±$32kLowest 24% below 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 |
— | $1,125±$537Lowest 9% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,438Highest 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
36 min 53% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Athens 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.