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Orange vs Ripton vs Peru
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orange has the most affordable homes ($222k median).
Ripton has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Orange | Ripton | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 957Highest |
508 |
434Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 50.3±5.3Highest 17% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Orange and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.6%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Orange and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.4%±5 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,302±$13kLowest 12% below VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $222,000±$22kLowest 30% below VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
| Peru and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
— | $1,271±$820Lowest about the VT average |
| Orange and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,545Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Peru are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.8% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
79%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 19% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | 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 |
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.