Compare towns
Ripton vs Dummerston vs Richmond
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%).
Dummerston has the most people working from home (25.9%).
Richmond has the most renters (21.2% rent).
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 | Dummerston | Richmond |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
2,090 |
4,159Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+2.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
45.6±11.7 6% above VT |
43.7±5.6Lowest about the VT average |
| Ripton and Dummerston 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% |
21.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.5%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Dummerston and Richmond 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% |
24.3%±3 VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±6.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.7% VT: 43.8% |
59.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$101,696±$21kLowest 25% above VT |
$108,235±$24k 33% above VT |
| Ripton and Richmond 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 |
$335,300±$22kLowest 6% above VT |
$432,200±$39kHighest 37% above VT |
| Richmond and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,392±$126 13% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$4,536Lowest 10% below VT |
$6,868Highest 36% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
44.1%±32.2 VT: 48.4% |
28.5%±15.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Dummerston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5% VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
78.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
21 minLowest 11% below VT |
25 minHighest 6% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
25.9%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±6.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Dummerston and Richmond 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 | — | — | #5 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | Mount Mansfield Unified Union School District #401 |
| High school in town | None 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.