Compare towns
Mount Tabor vs Ripton vs White River Junction
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 most people working from home (17.2%).
White River Junction has the most renters (56.1% rent).
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 | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 304Lowest |
508 |
3,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below 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% |
17.1%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| White River Junction 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% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
38.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±4 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$77,168±$4kLowest 5% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$278,800±$78kLowest 12% 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 |
— | $1,222±$216Lowest about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,233 4% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and White River Junction 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% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1963 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 46 minHighest 94% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and White River Junction 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.