Compare towns
Ripton vs Maidstone vs Middletown Springs
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).
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Middletown Springs has the most kids (24% under 18).
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 | Maidstone | Middletown Springs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508 |
241Lowest |
747Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +6.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
49.2±5.1 14% above VT |
| Maidstone and Middletown Springs 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% |
12.4%±11.8 VT: 17.9% |
24%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Middletown Springs and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
39.4%±3.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Maidstone and Ripton 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% |
28.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.3%±3.4 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$85,833±$32k 6% above VT |
$82,000±$12kLowest about the VT average |
| Ripton and Maidstone 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 |
$438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
$262,200±$24kLowest 17% below VT |
| Maidstone and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,208±$438 about the VT average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Highest about the VT average |
$3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,595 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
20%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Middletown Springs 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% |
2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
29 minHighest 25% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone and Ripton 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 | — | Wells Spring Unified Union School District #69 |
| 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.