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West Burke vs Ripton vs Pittsfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
West Burke has the most renters (38.7% rent).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Pittsfield has the most people working from home (28.1%).
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 | West Burke | Ripton | Pittsfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 161Lowest |
508Highest |
391 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-7.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 59.2±16.3Highest 37% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
53.8±3.5 25% above VT |
| West Burke and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±10.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±8.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Pittsfield and West Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.1%±13.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±7.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| West Burke and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5%±3.3 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $27,321±$15kLowest 66% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$65,852±$12k 19% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $275,000±$60kLowest 13% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$313,300±$73k about the VT average |
| Ripton and Pittsfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $525±$373Lowest 57% below VT |
— | $1,035±$140Highest 16% below VT |
| Pittsfield and West Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,194Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$5,181Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 77.8%±31.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
35.6%±43Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| West Burke and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 20.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.3%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minHighest 7% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
19 minLowest 18% below VT |
| Work from home | 20%±10.4 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
28.1%±24.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Pittsfield and West Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.