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Ripton vs Halifax vs Mendon
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%).
Halifax has the most kids (25.4% under 18).
Mendon has the shortest commute (17 min average).
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 | Halifax | Mendon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
847 |
1,113Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+5.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+8.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
| Mendon and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29%±1.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Mendon 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% |
44.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
$100,524±$23k 24% above VT |
| Ripton and Mendon 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 |
$267,500±$21kLowest 16% below VT |
$357,000±$44k 13% above VT |
| Ripton and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$4,991 about the VT average |
$5,342Highest 6% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8 VT: 48.4% |
88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Halifax 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% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
33 minHighest 38% above VT |
17 minLowest 28% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
22.5%±8.9 VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Mendon 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 | Halifax School District | — |
| High school 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.