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Rupert vs Stockbridge vs Winhall
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Rupert has the most homeowners (93.7%).
Stockbridge has the most people working from home (28.6%).
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 | Rupert | Stockbridge | Winhall |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 676Lowest |
791Highest |
752 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.2% VT: +2.8% |
-2.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+53.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.8±9.7Highest 34% above VT |
55.3±5.3 28% above VT |
48.9±6.1Lowest 13% above VT |
| Rupert and Stockbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.9%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
9.9%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17%±6.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Winhall and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 42.3%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.9%±3.2 VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
35% VT: 43.8% |
67.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.1%±2.5 VT: 7% |
1.1%±1.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Winhall and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $88,229±$36k 9% above VT |
$77,109±$12kLowest 5% below VT |
$95,500±$23kHighest 18% above VT |
| Winhall and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,500±$63k 14% above VT |
$283,500±$26kLowest 10% below VT |
$471,800±$55kHighest 49% above VT |
| Winhall and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,140±$126Highest 8% below VT |
$1,094±$732Lowest 11% below VT |
| Stockbridge and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,594 9% below VT |
$4,488Lowest 11% below VT |
$6,567Highest 30% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 20%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
53.3%±22Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.5%±38.9 VT: 48.4% |
| Stockbridge and Winhall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
80.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 18.6%±9.2 VT: 16.9% |
28.6%±12.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
18.4%±9Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Stockbridge and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Rochester Stockbridge Unified School District #81 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | 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.