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Ripton vs Hardwick vs Winhall
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).
Hardwick has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Hardwick | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
2,965Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
47.1±7.4Lowest 9% above VT |
48.9±6.1Highest 13% above VT |
| Winhall 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% |
15.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Winhall and Hardwick 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% |
27%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Hardwick 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% |
33.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$92,297±$17kLowest 14% above VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Ripton and Winhall 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 |
$184,700±$39kLowest 42% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
$1,094±$732Highest 11% below VT |
| Winhall and Hardwick 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 |
$4,351Lowest 14% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Hardwick 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% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
29 minHighest 23% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall 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 | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Hazen Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.