Compare towns
Ripton vs Fairlee vs Andover
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).
Fairlee has the most renters (42.5% rent).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).
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 | Fairlee | Andover |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508 |
54Lowest |
616Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
63.5±7.6Highest 47% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.5%±4.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Ripton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
37%±54.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.7%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee and Ripton 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% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
43.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$102,500±$38k 26% above VT |
| Ripton and Andover 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 |
$277,500±$28kLowest 12% below VT |
$382,900±$68k 21% above VT |
| Ripton and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,057±$620Lowest 14% below VT |
$1,389±$364Highest 13% above VT |
| Andover and Fairlee 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 |
$3,750Lowest 26% below VT |
$5,190Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
69.4%±47.1 VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Andover 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% |
50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
— | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.5%±30.4 VT: 16.9% |
29.6%±12.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Andover and Fairlee 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 | — | — |
| High school 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.