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Tunbridge vs Windsor vs Ripton

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Tunbridge has the most people working from home (25.8%).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
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.

MeasureTunbridgeWindsorRipton
People
Population
1,253
3,554Highest
508Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+4.1%
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
42.7±8.3Lowest
about the VT average
44.8±6.5
4% above VT
47.7±14.2Highest
11% above VT
Ripton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
21.1%±4.4Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Tunbridge and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.9%±1.6Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.7%±6.9
VT: 21.4%
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.9%
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
48%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.6%±2
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$89,464±$26k
10% above VT
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
Ripton and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$315,300±$23k
about the VT average
$207,500±$31kLowest
34% below VT
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
Ripton and Tunbridge are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,346±$128Highest
9% above VT
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,645Lowest
8% below VT
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
$4,915
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
76.7%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17Lowest
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100
VT: 48.4%
Tunbridge and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
14.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
84.2%
VT: 73.2%
57.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1945Lowest
31 yrs older than VT
1973
3 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
31 minHighest
31% above VT
23 minLowest
3% below VT
24 min
about the VT average
Work from home
25.8%±8.2Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Lowest
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
Tunbridge 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 — #61 of 70 in VT —
School district First Branch Unified School District #82 — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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.