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Randolph vs Windham vs Ripton vs Braintree
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Randolph has the most renters (46.4% rent).
Windham has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Randolph | Windham | Ripton | Braintree |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,007Highest |
594 |
508Lowest |
1,026 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +5.5% VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.5±7.7 17% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
| Braintree and Randolph are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 11%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 42.1% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.3%±4.7 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $75,069±$11kLowest 8% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $235,400±$25k 26% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,095±$198Highest 11% below VT |
— | — | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
| Randolph and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,507 11% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 54.3%±20.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
| Randolph and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 53.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
26 min 11% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.7%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #55 of 70 in VT | — | — | — |
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.