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Windsor vs Ripton vs Burke
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($208k median).
Ripton has grown the fastest since 2010 (+25.7%).
Burke has the most people working from home (23.4%).
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 | Windsor | Ripton | Burke |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
508Lowest |
1,317 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2% VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-5.8%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
41.1±4.8Lowest 5% below VT |
| Ripton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Burke and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.7%±2.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 39.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
41.4% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$87,143±$17k 7% above VT |
| Ripton and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$340,600±$18k 8% above VT |
| Ripton and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
— | $938±$191Lowest 24% below VT |
| Windsor and Burke are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,915Lowest about the VT average |
$5,177 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
74.6%±31Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Burke and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
10%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
88.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 minLowest 3% below VT |
24 min about the VT average |
25 minHighest 8% above VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±6.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Burke and Ripton 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | None 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.