Compare towns
Ripton vs Dover vs Middlebury vs Granville
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).
Dover has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Middlebury has the youngest population (median age 23.7).
Granville has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Middlebury is a college town. 40.9% 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 | Dover | Middlebury | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508 |
1,466 |
7,220Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
+60%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
53.5±8.3Highest 24% above VT |
23.7±1.3Lowest 45% below VT |
44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
| Dover 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% |
10.2%±5.7 VT: 17.9% |
8.5%±1.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville 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% |
29.5%±6.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.8%±2.6 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Dover 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% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
61.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3 VT: 7% |
2.5%±2.9Lowest VT: 7% |
40.9%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$52,313±$7kLowest 36% below VT |
$86,250±$18k 6% above VT |
$60,500±$21k 25% below VT |
| Ripton and Middlebury 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 |
$332,900±$55k 5% above VT |
$417,400±$31kHighest 32% above VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT |
| Middlebury and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $670±$49Lowest 46% below VT |
$1,201±$120Highest about the VT average |
$1,163±$184 6% below VT |
| Middlebury and Granville 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 |
$4,510 10% below VT |
$6,795Highest 35% above VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
38.1%±17.2 VT: 48.4% |
56.6%±15.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Middlebury and Ripton 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% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
15.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.1% VT: 73.2% |
56.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
22 min 6% below VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.2%±11.1 VT: 16.9% |
19.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Dover 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 | — | — | #17 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | River Valleys Unified School District #73 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.