Compare towns
Ripton vs Brunswick vs Middletown Springs
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 most expensive homes ($394k median).
Brunswick has the oldest population (median age 57.5).
Middletown Springs has the most renters (9.6% 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 | Brunswick | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508 |
109Lowest |
747Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
57.5±13.8Highest 33% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Brunswick and Middletown Springs 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% |
23.9%±24.5 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middletown Springs and Brunswick 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% |
39.4%±25.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brunswick 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
35.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±11 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ripton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
$82,000±$12kLowest about the VT average |
| Brunswick and Ripton 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 |
$228,100±$52kLowest 28% below VT |
$262,200±$24k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,208±$438 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Highest about the VT average |
$2,472Lowest 51% below VT |
$4,595 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Ripton 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
41 minHighest 76% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.5%±15.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Middletown Springs 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 | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| High school in town | None 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.