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Weybridge vs Wheelock vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Weybridge has the shortest commute (18 min average).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
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 | Weybridge | Wheelock | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 781Highest |
717 |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.6±3Highest 20% above VT |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
| Weybridge and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19%±3.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Weybridge and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 58.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $118,083±$18kHighest 45% above VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
| Weybridge and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $419,900±$35kHighest 33% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
| Weybridge and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,227±$508 about the VT average |
— | — |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $6,117Highest 21% above VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 65.4%±30.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Weybridge and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
28 minHighest 17% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15%±4.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock and Ripton 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None 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.