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Ripton vs Barton vs Winhall
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).
Barton has the most affordable homes ($147k median).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Barton | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
730 |
752Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
40±5.5Lowest 7% below VT |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
| Winhall 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% |
24.1%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Barton and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Barton 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% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$40,833±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Ripton and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$146,900±$30kLowest 54% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $761±$150Lowest 38% below VT |
$1,094±$732Highest 11% below VT |
| Winhall and Barton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$3,185Lowest 37% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
58.8%±18.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Barton and Ripton 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% |
25.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
52.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
16.5%±10.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall and Ripton 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 | — | #38 of 70 in VT | — |
| 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.