Compare towns
Ripton vs Orwell vs Mount Tabor
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 people working from home (17.2%).
Orwell has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
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 | Orwell | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508 |
1,294Highest |
304Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
47.5±7Lowest 10% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
21.8%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Orwell 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% |
24%±3.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor 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% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.9 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$70,417±$22kLowest 13% below VT |
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| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$335,600±$25kLowest 6% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,105±$51Lowest 10% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
62.1%±35.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Orwell 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% |
10.8% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
87.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
27 min 15% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.3%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Orwell 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 | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — |
| 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.