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Warwick vs Westminster vs Ripton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Warwick has the oldest population (median age 51.4).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).

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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.

MeasureWarwickWestminsterRipton
People
Population
776Highest
497Lowest
508
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
0%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
—
+25.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
51.4±7.3Highest
32% above U.S.
43.3±11.5Lowest
11% above U.S.
47.7±14.2
23% above U.S.
Warwick and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
28.4%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±6.3
U.S.: 22%
Age 65+
23.2%±3.3
U.S.: 17.2%
19.7%±11.4Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ripton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
40.5%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
45.4%
U.S.: 35.7%
48%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
2.2%±3.5Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
20.1%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$93,333±$22k
16% above U.S.
$81,000±$22kLowest
about the U.S. average
$112,917±$15kHighest
40% above U.S.
Ripton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$349,400±$34k
5% above U.S.
$313,600±$39kLowest
6% below U.S.
$394,400±$61kHighest
19% above U.S.
Ripton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,367±$163Highest
3% below U.S.
$749±$315Lowest
47% below U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,380Lowest
40% above U.S.
$4,480
44% above U.S.
$4,915Highest
58% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
33.3%±57.3
U.S.: 51.1%
6.1%±43.8Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ripton and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
5%
U.S.: 12.5%
2.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89%
U.S.: 65.2%
80.1%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Highest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1973
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
30 min
13% above U.S.
24 minLowest
9% below U.S.
Work from home
22.4%±6.9
U.S.: 15.1%
23.1%±15.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
17.2%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Westminster and Warwick 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 Warwick — 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

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.