Compare towns
Ripton vs Clarendon vs Salisbury vs Hancock
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 people working from home (17.2%).
Clarendon has the shortest commute (16 min average).
Salisbury has the oldest housing (typical home built 1967).
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% 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 | Clarendon | Salisbury | Hancock |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508 |
2,460Highest |
1,200 |
435Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
| Clarendon and Salisbury 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% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Hancock 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% |
27.4%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Salisbury 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% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.6% VT: 43.8% |
34.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
| Ripton and Salisbury 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 |
$220,900±$32k 30% below VT |
$306,900±$51k 3% below VT |
$187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
| Ripton and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,096±$305 11% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
| Salisbury and Clarendon 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 |
$3,740 26% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
$3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Clarendon 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% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1971 5 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Hancock 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 | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Mill River Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.