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Warner vs Ripton vs Windham

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warner has the most renters (25.4% rent).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).

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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.

MeasureWarnerRiptonWindham
People
Population
2,959Highest
508Lowest
594
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+3.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+25.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
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Median age
43.7±4Lowest
12% above U.S.
47.7±14.2Highest
23% above U.S.
44.2±7.4
14% above U.S.
Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.3%±3.3
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
17.5%±7.9Highest
U.S.: 22%
Windham and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
20.4%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±8.1
U.S.: 17.2%
Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
42.4%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
48%
U.S.: 35.7%
48.1%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
5.3%±1.6
U.S.: 6.4%
20.1%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,022±$18kLowest
16% above U.S.
$112,917±$15kHighest
40% above U.S.
$94,500±$12k
17% above U.S.
Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,100±$22kLowest
6% above U.S.
$394,400±$61kHighest
19% above U.S.
$353,900±$20k
6% above U.S.
Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,219±$123
14% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$7,650Highest
145% above U.S.
$4,915Lowest
58% above U.S.
$5,951
91% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
48.7%±21.3
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
41.2%±94Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ripton and Warner are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.4%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%
U.S.: 12.5%
9.9%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
74.6%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
82.9%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1975
5 yrs older than U.S.
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
1982Highest
2 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
32 minHighest
20% above U.S.
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
27 min
about the U.S. average
Work from home
16.6%±4.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.2%±8.7
U.S.: 15.1%
20.5%±5.6Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Windham and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Kearsarge Regional School District Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 —
High school in town None in town None in town —
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U.S. 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.