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Springfield vs Sutton vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
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 | Springfield | Sutton | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
790 |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% VT: +2.8% |
-11.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
46.6±5.7 8% above VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
| Ripton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.3%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±2.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
32.8% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.8Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
$71,250±$18k 12% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$231,100±$41k 27% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$100 22% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807 5% below VT |
$3,975Lowest 21% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
37.8%±31.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
11.6%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | #64 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3 |
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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.