Compare towns
Ripton vs Mount Holly vs Brookline
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%).
Mount Holly has the oldest population (median age 53.5).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Mount Holly | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
1,415Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+12% VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
53.5±8.2Highest 24% above VT |
45.1±2.7Lowest 5% above VT |
| Mount Holly 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% |
21.2%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Mount Holly and Brookline 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% |
28%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Mount Holly 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% |
41.9% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.5%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$78,015±$19kLowest 4% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$296,900±$40k 6% below VT |
$290,700±$37kLowest 8% below VT |
| Ripton and Mount Holly are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,534±$1kLowest 24% above VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Brookline and Mount Holly 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 |
$3,926Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
65.9%±65.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Mount Holly and Ripton 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% |
11.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 13% above VT |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
12.2%±6.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline 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 | Ludlow Mt. Holly Unified Union School District #83 | — |
| 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.