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Ripton vs Coventry vs Athens
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).
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Athens has the most people working from home (19.3%).
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.
| Measure | Ripton | Coventry | Athens |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508 |
917Highest |
431Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
45.2±5.2Lowest 5% above VT |
47.3±6.5 10% above VT |
| Ripton and Athens 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% |
20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.9%±6.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Athens 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% |
22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±4.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Coventry 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% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
4.9%±3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$68,438±$30k 16% below VT |
| Ripton and Athens 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 |
$197,900±$55kLowest 37% below VT |
$240,400±$32k 24% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,125±$537Highest 9% below VT |
| Athens and Coventry 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 |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$5,438Highest 8% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.5%±39 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Athens are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
73.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
36 min 53% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.3%±7.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Athens 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 | Coventry School District | — |
| High school in town | None 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.