Compare towns
Ripton vs Hinesburg vs Windham
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 most homeowners (90.9%).
Hinesburg has the shortest commute (20 min average).
Windham has the most affordable homes ($354k median).
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 | Hinesburg | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
4,718Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+6.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
50.1±5.2Highest 16% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Hinesburg 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% |
18%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Hinesburg and Windham 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% |
25.8%±7.3 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Hinesburg 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% |
64.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$112,539±$18k 39% above VT |
$94,500±$12kLowest 16% above VT |
| Ripton and Hinesburg 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 |
$463,400±$51kHighest 46% above VT |
$353,900±$20kLowest 12% above VT |
| Hinesburg and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,651±$155 34% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$7,667Highest 52% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.2%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Hinesburg 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% |
8.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.6% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1983Highest 7 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19.6%±6.8 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Hinesburg 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 | — | #4 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Champlain Valley Unified Union School District #56 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Champlain Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.5 |
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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.