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Orleans vs Ripton vs Hancock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k median).
Hancock has the youngest population (median age 33.8).
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 | Orleans | Ripton | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 809Highest |
508 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— |
| Median age | 41.7±5.8 3% below VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
| Ripton and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.9%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Orleans and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $57,159±$10kLowest 30% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
| Ripton and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$187,900±$11k 41% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
— | $939±$19Highest 24% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
$3,511 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.3%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 64.1% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 31 minHighest 33% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Hancock 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.