Compare towns
Salisbury vs Waitsfield vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Salisbury has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
Waitsfield has the most people working from home (31%).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
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 | Salisbury | Waitsfield | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,200Highest |
193Lowest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +7.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±6.5 17% above VT |
74.8±13.4Highest 74% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±3.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
0%±14.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 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+ | 30.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
71.5%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
71.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±9.1 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest 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 | $99,688±$21k 23% above VT |
$26,384±$5kLowest 68% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% 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 | $306,900±$51kLowest 3% below VT |
$453,100±$98kHighest 43% above VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above 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 | $4,842 4% below VT |
$4,688Lowest 7% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.9%±22.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.1%±49.6 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest 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 | 4.6% VT: 10.1% |
3.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 88.7% VT: 73.2% |
33.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 min 20% below VT |
14 minLowest 40% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31%±23.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 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.