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Ripton vs Brookline vs Proctor
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).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Proctor has the most affordable homes ($206k median).
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 | Brookline | Proctor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
531 |
1,586Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
47.3±8.9 10% above VT |
| Ripton and Proctor 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% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Proctor 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% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.5%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Proctor 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% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
28%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$75,060±$12kLowest 8% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$206,000±$20kLowest 35% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,059±$200Lowest 14% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$3,944Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
39.4%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Brookline 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% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
22 minLowest 5% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
10%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline and Ripton 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.