Compare towns
Ripton vs Braintree vs Whitingham vs Andover
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).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Braintree | Whitingham | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508Lowest |
1,026 |
1,368Highest |
616 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Whitingham and Braintree 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% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3 VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Whitingham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
43.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
$102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
| Ripton and Andover 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 |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$262,300±$30k 17% below VT |
$382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
| Ripton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $840±$405 32% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
| Andover and Braintree 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 |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
$5,190Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Andover and Whitingham 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% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 11% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
25 min 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Braintree 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Twin Valley Middle High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 7.8 |
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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.