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Westminster vs Windham vs Ripton vs Westminster
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most renters (19.9% rent).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($723k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
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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.
| Measure | Westminster | Windham | Ripton | Westminster |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 497Lowest |
16,038Highest |
508 |
2,999 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +16.4% U.S.: +7.4% |
+25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5 11% above U.S. |
41.1±2.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
47.7±14.2 23% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
| Westminster and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest U.S.: 22% |
27.4%±3.3 U.S.: 22% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
| Westminster and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4 U.S.: 17.2% |
15.5%±2.6Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.5%±7.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62.7%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
48% U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.8 U.S.: 6.4% |
20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22k about the U.S. average |
$189,583±$19kHighest 135% above U.S. |
$112,917±$15k 40% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,600±$39k 6% below U.S. |
$723,300±$50kHighest 117% above U.S. |
$394,400±$61k 19% above U.S. |
$273,800±$35kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 47% below U.S. |
$3,218±$350Highest 128% above U.S. |
— | $916±$126 35% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480 44% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$4,915 58% above U.S. |
$4,063Lowest 30% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
52.2%±50.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
52.9%±100Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 2.2% U.S.: 12.5% |
2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.9% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1996Highest 16 yrs newer than U.S. |
1973 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1980 same as U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 13% above U.S. |
31 minHighest 17% above U.S. |
24 min 9% below U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
21.9%±4.4 U.S.: 15.1% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Westminster and Westminster 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 | #13 of 120 in NH | — | #53 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Windham School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District |
| High school in town | — | Windham High School | None in town | Bellows Falls Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 12.8Highest |
— | 10.6Lowest |
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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.