Compare towns
Stannard vs Westminster vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Stannard has the most affordable homes ($216k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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 | Stannard | Westminster | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 228Lowest |
2,999Highest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -5.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.3±14.6 12% above VT |
53.5±3.7Highest 24% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
| Westminster and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±9.1 VT: 17.9% |
18.2%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Stannard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.9%±8.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.6%±6.8 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 44.8%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.3% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±6.2Lowest VT: 7% |
4.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,979±$30kLowest 18% below VT |
$71,491±$4k 12% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $216,200±$44kLowest 32% below VT |
$273,800±$35k 14% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $916±$126 26% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,183 17% below VT |
$4,063Lowest 19% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.2%±7.5 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 98.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977 1 yr newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 8.6%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Ripton 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 | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Bellows Falls Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.6 |
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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.