Compare towns
Ripton vs Weston vs Weybridge
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%).
Weston has the most people working from home (31.2%).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
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 | Weston | Weybridge |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
685 |
781Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+10.1% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
60.5±7Highest 40% above VT |
51.6±3 20% above VT |
| Weston and Weybridge 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% |
15.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Weston 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% |
44.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
66.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kLowest 39% above VT |
$115,000±$20k 42% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
| Weybridge and Weston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kLowest 25% above VT |
$537,700±$77kHighest 70% above VT |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,375±$729Highest 11% above VT |
$1,227±$508Lowest about the VT average |
| Weston and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$7,076Highest 40% above VT |
$6,117 21% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
33.3%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Ripton 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% |
4.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
91.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1969Lowest 7 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minHighest about the VT average |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
31.2%±7.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Weston 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 | 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.