Compare towns
Ripton vs Chester vs Enosburgh
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).
Chester has the oldest population (median age 49.7).
Enosburgh has the most kids (21% under 18).
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 | Chester | Enosburgh |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
2,992Highest |
2,804 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
49.7±4.7Highest 15% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
| Chester 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% |
14.1%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
21%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Chester 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% |
29.8%±7.9 VT: 21.4% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Chester 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% |
33.1% VT: 43.8% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.1%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below VT |
$63,828±$17k 21% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$232,900±$44k 26% below VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $960±$44Highest 22% below VT |
$852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
| Chester and Enosburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Highest about the VT average |
$4,262 15% below VT |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Enosburgh 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% |
7%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
75.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 18% above VT |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Chester 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 | — | #49 of 70 in VT | #26 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 |
| High school in town | None in town | Green Mountain Union High School | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
10.4Highest |
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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.