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Newfields vs Ripton vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Newfields has the highest household income ($198k).
Ripton has the oldest population (median age 47.7).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).

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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.

MeasureNewfieldsRiptonWindham
People
Population
2,023Highest
508Lowest
594
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+5.3%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+25.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
44.1±1.8Lowest
13% above U.S.
47.7±14.2Highest
23% above U.S.
44.2±7.4
14% above U.S.
Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
18.9%±1.6Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±7.9
U.S.: 22%
Newfields and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
13.6%±0.9Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
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+
68.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
48%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
48.1%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
7.5%±7.2
U.S.: 6.4%
20.1%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Ripton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$197,885±$15kHighest
145% above U.S.
$112,917±$15k
40% above U.S.
$94,500±$12kLowest
17% above U.S.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$646,400±$34kHighest
94% above U.S.
$394,400±$61k
19% above U.S.
$353,900±$20kLowest
6% above U.S.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,875±$323
33% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$10,000+Highest
at least 221% above U.S.
$4,915Lowest
58% above U.S.
$5,951
91% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.3%±40.8
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±94Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ripton and Newfields are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
2.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
95.3%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1991Highest
11 yrs newer than U.S.
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1982
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
26 min
about the U.S. average
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
27 minHighest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
25.5%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.2%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.6
U.S.: 15.1%
Newfields and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Newfields School District Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 —
High school in town None in town None in town —
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Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.