Compare towns

Ripton vs Corinth vs Orange

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%).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Orange has the oldest population (median age 50.3).

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.

MeasureRiptonCorinthOrange
People
Population
508Lowest
1,539Highest
957
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+6.4%
VT: +2.8%
-2.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
47.7±14.2Lowest
11% above VT
48.4±9.6
12% above VT
50.3±5.3Highest
17% above VT
Orange and Corinth 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%
16.8%±4.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
15.6%±4.7
VT: 17.9%
Corinth and Orange 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%
27.3%±3.5
VT: 21.4%
19.4%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Corinth 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%
29.3%
VT: 43.8%
22.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
1.2%±0.9Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.9
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
$89,167±$29k
10% above VT
$71,302±$13kLowest
12% below VT
Ripton and Corinth 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
$213,800±$34kLowest
32% below VT
$222,000±$22k
30% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,267±$510Lowest
about the VT average
$1,330±$153Highest
8% above VT
Orange and Corinth 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
$3,584
29% below VT
$3,545Lowest
30% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.9%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
17.9%±29.8
VT: 48.4%
0%±87Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Ripton and Corinth 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%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
88.7%
VT: 73.2%
87.8%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
35 minHighest
49% above VT
28 min
19% above VT
Work from home
17.2%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
23%±10.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
13.5%±4.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Corinth 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 — Echo Valley Community Union School District #67
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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.