Compare towns
Ripton vs Weybridge vs Winhall
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 homeowners (90.9%).
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Winhall has grown the fastest since 2010 (+53.7%).
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 | Weybridge | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508Lowest |
781Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
-2.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
48.9±6.1 13% above VT |
| Weybridge and Winhall 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% |
19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.9 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
58.5% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
$118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$95,500±$23kLowest 18% above VT |
| Weybridge and Ripton 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 |
$419,900±$35k 33% above VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Weybridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,227±$508Highest about the VT average |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Weybridge and Winhall 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 |
$6,117 21% above VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9Lowest 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% |
11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Winhall 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.