Compare towns
Ripton vs Townshend vs Whitingham
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Townshend has the most people working from home (28%).
Whitingham has the most kids (19.8% under 18).
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 | Townshend | Whitingham |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
1,538Highest |
1,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+4.8% VT: +2.8% |
-1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
55.6±9.6Highest 29% above VT |
46.4±7.1Lowest 8% above VT |
| Townshend and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12%±2.6 VT: 17.9% |
19.8%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.3%±6.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.1%±2.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Whitingham 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% |
52.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
32.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.4%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$78,750±$29k 3% below VT |
$70,625±$11kLowest 13% below VT |
| Ripton and Townshend 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 |
$287,200±$79k 9% below VT |
$262,300±$30kLowest 17% below VT |
| Ripton and Townshend are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,074±$80Highest 13% below VT |
$673±$150Lowest 45% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,364Highest 6% above VT |
$5,055 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
72.5%±23.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
62.7%±47.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Townshend and Whitingham 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% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
82.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
25 min 6% above VT |
38 minHighest 62% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
28%±18.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.7%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| 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 | Twin Valley Unified School District #75 |
| High school in town | None in town | Leland & Gray Union Middle & High School | Twin Valley Middle High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.1Highest |
7.8Lowest |
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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.