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Ripton vs Springfield vs Townshend
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Springfield has the most kids (15.1% under 18).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
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 | Springfield | Townshend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
1,122 |
1,538Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+4.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 23% above U.S. |
51.4±8.8 32% above U.S. |
55.6±9.6Highest 43% above U.S. |
| Townshend and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Highest U.S.: 22% |
12%±2.6 U.S.: 22% |
| Springfield and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48% U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
52.1%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$100,893±$19k 25% above U.S. |
$78,750±$29kLowest about the U.S. average |
| Ripton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$384,100±$50k 15% above U.S. |
$287,200±$79kLowest 14% below U.S. |
| Ripton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,096±$217Highest 22% below U.S. |
$1,074±$80Lowest 24% below U.S. |
| Springfield and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Lowest 58% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
$5,364 72% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±23.1Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Townshend and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.1% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
82.6%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1982 2 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest 9% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
25 min 5% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
28%±18.7Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Townshend 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 #72B · West River Valley Union Education District #72A |
| High school in town | None in town | — | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 8.1 |
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U.S. 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.