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Ripton vs Putney vs Mount Tabor vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Putney has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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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 | Putney | Mount Tabor | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508 |
2,622Highest |
304Lowest |
414 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
37.2±5.2Lowest 14% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.8±7.7 4% 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% |
15.4%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Putney 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% |
18.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3 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% VT: 43.8% |
48.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3 VT: 7% |
20.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Putney and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$79,706±$18k about the VT average |
— | $60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$300,000±$44k 5% below VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below 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 | — | $508±$482Lowest 59% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,163±$184 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$5,313Highest 5% above VT |
$5,233 4% above VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
54.2%±19.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Putney 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% |
16%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
72.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
34 min 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
16.9%±6.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #32 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Windham Southeast Unified Union School District #96 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | — |
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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.