Compare towns
Ripton vs Peacham vs Winhall
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).
Peacham has the most people working from home (24.2%).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Peacham | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
887Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
50.1±5.7Highest 16% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Peacham and Winhall 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% |
20.7%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Peacham and Winhall 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% |
33.6%±2.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Peacham 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.9% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.4%±4 VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$90,000±$28kLowest 11% above VT |
$95,500±$23k 18% above VT |
| Ripton and Winhall 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 |
$302,000±$64kLowest 5% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,028±$248Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,094±$732Highest 11% below VT |
| Winhall and Peacham 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 |
$5,605 11% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±17.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Peacham 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% |
10.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
31 minHighest 31% above VT |
27 min 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
24.2%±16.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9 VT: 16.9% |
| Peacham and Winhall 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 | Peacham School District | — |
| 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.