Compare towns
Ripton vs Waitsfield vs Salisbury
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).
Waitsfield has the most people working from home (31%).
Salisbury has the most kids (16.6% 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 | Waitsfield | Salisbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508 |
193Lowest |
1,200Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | +7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Salisbury and Ripton 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% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48% VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1 VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ripton and Waitsfield 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 |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$99,688±$21k 23% 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 |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
| Waitsfield and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,443±$984 17% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Highest about the VT average |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$4,842 4% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Waitsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
4.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
19 min 20% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Waitsfield 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 12 photos → | 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.