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Windham vs Landgrove vs Ripton vs Andover

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 affordable homes ($354k median).
Landgrove has the most expensive homes ($759k median).
Ripton has the oldest housing (typical home built 1973).
Andover has the most people working from home (29.6%).

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.

MeasureWindhamLandgroveRiptonAndover
People
Population
594
225Lowest
508
616Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+25.7%
VT: +2.8%
—
Median age
44.2±7.4Lowest
about the VT average
56.9±12.8Highest
32% above VT
47.7±14.2
11% above VT
49.2±5.1
14% above VT
Landgrove and Andover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
17.5%±7.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±10.8
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3
VT: 17.9%
11.5%±4.9Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Windham and Landgrove are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
36.9%±15.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
30.5%±7.1
VT: 21.4%
22.7%±4.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Landgrove and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48.1%
VT: 43.8%
91.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
48%
VT: 43.8%
43.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
2.7%±2.7
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
2.8%±1.5
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$94,500±$12kLowest
16% above VT
$195,938±$167kHighest
141% above VT
$112,917±$15k
39% above VT
$102,500±$38k
26% above VT
Landgrove and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$353,900±$20kLowest
12% above VT
$759,400±$157kHighest
140% above VT
$394,400±$61k
25% above VT
$382,900±$68k
21% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly — — —
$1,389±$364
13% above VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$5,951
18% above VT
$10,000+Highest
at least 98% above VT
$4,915Lowest
about the VT average
$5,190
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100
VT: 48.4%
69.4%±47.1Highest
VT: 48.4%
Andover and Ripton 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%
0.4%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
4.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
82.9%
VT: 73.2%
94.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
90.9%
VT: 73.2%
82.8%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
1980
4 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minHighest
14% above VT
23 minLowest
about the VT average
24 min
about the VT average
25 min
7% above VT
Work from home
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
17.6%±7.7
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
29.6%±12.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
Andover and Windham 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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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.