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Ripton vs Brookline vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k 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 | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
531 |
2,060Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
44.6±12.3Lowest 3% above VT |
| Ripton and Brookline 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%±6 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Brookline 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% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Windsor 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% |
40%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,878Lowest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9% VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest 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 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline 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 | — | — | #61 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.