Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Ripton had 739 residents in the 2020 census, up 33% since 2000.
It’s the 218th largest of 247 towns in Vermont by population.
Addison County grew from 21,912 residents in 1900 to 37,363 in 2020.
Addison County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 49.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 113 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, S Lincoln, VT weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Addison County
13,471 jobs at 1,158 businesses in Addison County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ripton.
Nearest hospitals
Porter Hospital INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Middlebury7.5 miles
Gifford Medical CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Randolph18.4 miles
Rutland Regional Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Rutland27.4 miles
Providers with an office here
Mental health providers
1
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Ripton
Parks (1 nearby)
Harold Curtiss Recreational Park · 2 acres4.1 mi
Grocery stores
Hannaford6.8 mi
Shaw's Grocery7.3 mi
Middlebury Natural Foods Co-Op7.4 mi
Greg's Meat Market7.7 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens6.8 mi
Kinney Drugs7.4 mi
Marble Works Pharmacy7.7 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Sarah Partridge Library4.1 mi
Museums
Sheldon Museum7.6 mi
Middlebury College Museum of Art7.9 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Town Hall Theater7.5 mi
Kevin P. Mahaney '84 Center for the Arts7.9 mi
Dana Auditorium7.9 mi
Wright Memorial Theatre8.0 mi
Hepburn Zoo8.0 mi
Counts are within about 4.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Addison Central Unified Union School District #55. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Ripton Elementary SchoolRipton
Pre-K–5
39
Public
1.1 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
North Branch School, IncRipton
7–9
26
Nonsectarian
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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