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Ripton vs Barnet vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Barnet has the most people working from home (55%).
Westminster has the most renters (19.9% 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 | Ripton | Barnet | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Highest |
61Lowest |
497 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
62.2±45.8Highest 44% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
| Barnet and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
31.1%±29.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
28.4%±7.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Barnet and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
36.1%±44.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Barnet and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48% VT: 43.8% |
59.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
0%±23.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$57,917±$16kLowest 29% below VT |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
| Ripton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$204,200±$38kLowest 36% below VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
| Ripton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $749±$315 39% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Highest about the VT average |
$2,950Lowest 41% below VT |
$4,480 11% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% VT: 10.1% |
47.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
— | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
55%±29Highest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Barnet and Westminster 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 | — | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.