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Ripton vs Highgate vs Berlin
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%).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Berlin has the shortest commute (21 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 | Highgate | Berlin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
3,528Highest |
2,880 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
| Berlin 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%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Berlin and Highgate 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% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Berlin 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
| Ripton and Berlin 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 |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$273,600±$31kLowest 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,169±$171Highest 5% below VT |
| Berlin and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Highest about the VT average |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,418 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Berlin 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% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Highgate 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | #16 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.