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Ripton vs Corinth vs Peru
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 shortest commute (24 min average).
Corinth has the most affordable homes ($214k median).
Peru has the highest household income ($152k).
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 | Corinth | Peru |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508 |
1,539Highest |
434Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
45.3±8.6Lowest 5% above VT |
| Corinth and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±5.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Corinth and Ripton 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% |
21.4%±5Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
54.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
1.8%±3.2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$89,167±$29kLowest 10% above VT |
$151,875±$83kHighest 87% above VT |
| Peru 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±$61k 25% above VT |
$213,800±$34kLowest 32% below VT |
$400,000±$105kHighest 26% above VT |
| Peru and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,267±$510Lowest about the VT average |
$1,271±$820Highest about the VT average |
| Peru and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
29%±47.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Peru 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% |
1.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
79%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% |
13.3%±16.4Lowest 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 | — | — |
| 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.