Compare towns
Ripton vs Newfane vs Fairlee
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%).
Newfane has the most people working from home (30.8%).
Fairlee has the most renters (19.1% rent).
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 | Newfane | Fairlee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
1,456Highest |
1,066 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
54.4±3.9 26% above VT |
56.2±8.7Highest 30% above VT |
| Fairlee and Newfane are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.1%±3.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Fairlee and Ripton 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% |
29.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.4%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Fairlee 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% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$66,719±$21kLowest 18% below VT |
$74,760±$10k 8% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$284,200±$49k 10% below VT |
$274,200±$39kLowest 13% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,266±$238Highest about the VT average |
$1,083±$242Lowest 12% below VT |
| Newfane and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,174 about the VT average |
$5,617Highest 11% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
51.9%±79.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
10.9% VT: 10.1% |
14.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.2% VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Highest 3 yrs older than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
24 min 3% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
30.8%±12.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newfane 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 | West River Valley Union Education District #72A | Rivendell Interstate School District |
| High school in town | None 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.