Compare towns
Ripton vs Salisbury vs Warren vs Windham
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).
Salisbury has the most affordable homes ($307k median).
Warren has the most people working from home (36.2%).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
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 | Salisbury | Warren | Windham |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508Lowest |
1,200 |
1,585Highest |
594 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Warren and Salisbury 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% |
16.6%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Salisbury 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% |
30.4%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Salisbury 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% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$86,905±$16kLowest 7% above VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
| Ripton and Salisbury 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 |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
| Warren and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,443±$984Lowest 17% above VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
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| Warren and Salisbury 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 |
$4,842Lowest 4% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Windham 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% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
19 min 20% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
27 minHighest 14% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| 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 | 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.