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Windham vs Clarendon vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most people working from home (20.5%).
Clarendon has the most affordable homes ($221k median).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
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 | Windham | Clarendon | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594 |
2,460Highest |
508Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -6.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
52.3±4.1Highest 21% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
| Clarendon and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Clarendon and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
27.4%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.1%±1 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$59,609±$12kLowest 27% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$220,900±$32kLowest 30% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,096±$305 11% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$3,740Lowest 26% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.4%±27.1 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Clarendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.3% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1971Lowest 5 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 14% above VT |
16 minLowest 33% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Mill River Unified Union School District #52 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Mill River Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.4 |
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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.