Compare towns
Ripton vs Enosburgh vs Montpelier
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).
Enosburgh has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Montpelier has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Enosburgh | Montpelier |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
2,804 |
8,014Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +2.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
40.6±3.9Lowest 6% below VT |
42.3±2.4 about the VT average |
| Ripton and Montpelier 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%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±2.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Enosburgh and Montpelier 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% |
17.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Montpelier 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% |
20.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.4 VT: 7% |
5%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$63,828±$17kLowest 21% below VT |
$81,030±$6k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$223,100±$39kLowest 30% below VT |
$375,100±$21k 18% above VT |
| Ripton and Montpelier are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $852±$87Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,302±$113Highest 6% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$3,624Lowest 28% below VT |
$6,936Highest 38% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.9%±11.2 VT: 48.4% |
42.4%±9.5Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Enosburgh 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% |
13.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
75.7% VT: 73.2% |
53.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
32 minHighest 36% above VT |
18 minLowest 23% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
10.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.9%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Montpelier and Ripton 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 | — | #26 of 70 in VT | #9 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Enosburgh-Richford Unified Union School District #88 | Montpelier Roxbury Unified Union School District #71 |
| High school in town | None in town | Enosburg Falls Middle/High School | Montpelier High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.4 |
10.4 |
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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.