Compare towns
Ripton vs Topsham vs Windham vs Hubbardton
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 expensive homes ($394k median).
Topsham has the most affordable homes ($223k median).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
Hubbardton has the most people working from home (24%).
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 | Topsham | Windham | Hubbardton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508Lowest |
999Highest |
594 |
831 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +4.1% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
50.1±5.9Highest 16% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
48±13.6 11% above VT |
| Topsham and Hubbardton 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% |
18%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Hubbardton and Topsham 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% |
23.2%±4.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
32.1%±10.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Hubbardton 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% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
43.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.7%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$72,308±$60kLowest 11% below VT |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$102,321±$18k 26% above VT |
| Ripton and Hubbardton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$222,900±$56kLowest 30% below VT |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$293,800±$42k 7% below VT |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $908±$398Lowest 26% below VT |
— | $1,708±$259Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$4,006Lowest 21% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$5,284 5% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
91.9%±28.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.6%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Topsham and Hubbardton 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% |
18.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.3% VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
33 min 42% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
24%±17.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Hubbardton and Windham 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 | Waits River Union High District #36 | — | — |
| High school 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.