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Ripton vs Corning vs Mendon vs Middlebury
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Corning has the most kids (24.8% under 18).
Mendon has the most people working from home (22.5%).
Middlebury has the most renters (34.9% rent).
Middlebury is a college town. 32.6% of residents are enrolled in college, which pulls its median age, poverty rate and renter figures away from what a year-round family would see.
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| Measure | Ripton | Corning | Mendon | Middlebury |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508Lowest |
5,829 |
1,113 |
9,175Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+8.5% U.S.: +7.4% |
+7.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
41.6±3.6 7% above U.S. |
53.4±10.5Highest 37% above U.S. |
31.8±3.7Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Mendon 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 U.S.: 22% |
24.8%±4Highest U.S.: 22% |
14.6%±5.2 U.S.: 22% |
11.6%±1.9Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
22.1%±3.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
29%±1.3 U.S.: 17.2% |
20.7%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48% U.S.: 35.7% |
38%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
49.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
55.4%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
4.7%±1.2 U.S.: 6.4% |
3.1%±2.1Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
32.6%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$88,482±$10k 10% above U.S. |
$100,524±$23k 25% above U.S. |
$86,169±$16kLowest 7% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61k 19% above U.S. |
$167,600±$14kLowest 50% below U.S. |
$357,000±$44k 7% above U.S. |
$409,700±$30kHighest 23% above U.S. |
| Middlebury and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,289±$219Highest 9% below U.S. |
$1,230±$651 13% below U.S. |
$1,156±$113Lowest 18% below U.S. |
| Corning and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 58% above U.S. |
$3,895Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$5,342 71% above U.S. |
$6,868Highest 120% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
39.1%±15Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
88.6%±42.7Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
50.9%±14.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Mendon and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.7%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
86% U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
65.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1960Lowest 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1977Highest 3 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest 9% below U.S. |
20 min 23% below U.S. |
17 min 36% below U.S. |
16 minLowest 41% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
8.3%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
22.5%±8.9Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Mendon and Middlebury 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 | — | #393 of 484 in NY | — | #17 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | CORNING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | Patricia Hannaford Career Center · Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | CORNING PAINTED POST HIGH SCHOOL LEARNING CENTER | — | Middlebury Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 4.0Lowest |
— | 12.6Highest |
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U.S. 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.