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Ripton vs Highgate vs Monkton
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 affordable homes ($281k median).
Monkton has the most people working from home (26.7%).
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 | Highgate | Monkton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
3,528Highest |
1,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
47.1±5.4 9% above VT |
| Ripton and Monkton 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% |
18.1%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Monkton 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%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.2%±2.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Highgate 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
50%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$81,017±$14kLowest about the VT average |
$119,688±$28kHighest 47% above VT |
| Monkton and Ripton 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±$21kLowest 11% below VT |
$379,900±$18k 20% above VT |
| Ripton and Monkton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,301±$120Highest 5% above VT |
| Monkton and Highgate 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 |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$5,887Highest 17% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±64Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Monkton 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
4.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
96.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1988Highest 12 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.7%±4.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Monkton 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Mt. Abraham Unified School District #61 |
| 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.