Compare towns
Windsor vs Westminster vs Ripton vs Weathersfield
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 renters (42.2% rent).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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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 | Windsor | Westminster | Ripton | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 3,554Highest |
497Lowest |
508 |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
43.3±11.5Lowest about the VT average |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
48.3±5.4Highest 12% above VT |
| Weathersfield and Ripton 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% |
28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Weathersfield 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% |
19.7%±11.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8 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% VT: 43.8% |
45.4% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
37.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
2.2%±3.5 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
$81,000±$22k about the VT average |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$83,095±$12k about the VT average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $207,500±$31kLowest 34% below VT |
$313,600±$39k about the VT average |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Ripton and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,026±$89 17% below VT |
$749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
— | $1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,209Highest 3% above VT |
$4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
$4,540 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 31.5%±17 VT: 48.4% |
6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 7.8% VT: 10.1% |
2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.1% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
89.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1945 31 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 3% below VT |
30 minHighest 26% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 10.3%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.1%±15.9 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield 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 | #61 of 70 in VT | #53 of 70 in VT | — | #21 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Weathersfield School District |
| 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.