Compare towns
Washington vs Ripton vs Mount Tabor vs Orange
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Washington has the most kids (16.5% under 18).
Ripton has the most people working from home (17.2%).
Mount Tabor has the oldest population (median age 57.8).
Orange has the most renters (12.2% rent).
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 | Washington | Ripton | Mount Tabor | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 1,056Highest |
508 |
304Lowest |
957 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
— | -2.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 52.9±5.1 23% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
50.3±5.3 17% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 16.5%±4.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Washington and Orange are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 24.3%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 31% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.7%±2 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $66,103±$8kLowest 19% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
— | $71,302±$13k 12% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$37kLowest 31% below VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$222,000±$22k 30% below VT |
| Mount Tabor and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $996±$285Lowest 19% below VT |
— | $2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,330±$153 8% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,485Lowest 31% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.5%±63.6 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 3.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 31 min 31% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 14.9%±5.7 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Washington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| School district | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.