Compare towns
Ripton vs Ferrisburgh vs Underhill
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%).
Ferrisburgh has the oldest housing (typical home built 1968).
Underhill has the most kids (27.8% under 18).
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 | Ferrisburgh | Underhill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
2,661 |
3,141Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
45.5±4.9 6% above VT |
38.1±11.4Lowest 12% below VT |
| Ripton and Ferrisburgh 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% |
17.2%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
27.8%±10.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Underhill and Ferrisburgh 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% |
23.3%±3.8 VT: 21.4% |
17.6%±6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Ferrisburgh 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% |
51.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
50.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3%±2.8Lowest VT: 7% |
3.5%±2 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$106,989±$22k 32% above VT |
$92,267±$54kLowest 14% above VT |
| Ripton and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kLowest 25% above VT |
$422,700±$35k 34% above VT |
$446,000±$24kHighest 41% above VT |
| Underhill and Ferrisburgh are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,435±$173 16% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$6,120 21% above VT |
$6,697Highest 33% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
57%±19.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±18.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ferrisburgh and Ripton 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% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.3% VT: 73.2% |
79.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 21% above VT |
33 minHighest 39% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
14.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.4%±11.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Underhill 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 | — | #7 of 70 in VT | #2 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Northwest Unified Union School District #54 | 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.