Moving to Rupert, Vermont

Population: 704. Estimated population in July 2024: 718 (+2.0% change)
Males: 334 (47.4%), Females: 370 (52.6%)

Bennington County

Demographics

Median resident age: 43.6 years
Median household income: $36,429
Median house value: $107,900

Population by Race

Races in Rupert:

• White Non-Hispanic (98.7%)
• Hispanic (1.0%)

Ancestries: English (14.3%), Irish (12.6%), German (9.7%), United States (9.7%), Scottish (5.8%), Welsh (5.8%).

Elevation: 839 feet

Population by Education

For population 25 years and over in Rupert

• High school or higher: 86.1%
• Bachelor’s degree or higher: 25.9%
• Graduate or professional degree: 12.2%
• Unemployed: 5.1%
• Mean travel time to work: 29.9 minutes

For population 15 years and over in Rupert town

• Never married: 20.0%
• Now married: 59.6%
• Separated: 0.9%
• Widowed: 8.7%
• Divorced: 10.7%

1.6% Foreign born

Population change in the 1990s: +44 (+6.7%).

Hospitals

Hospitals/medical centers near Rupert:

• MARY MCCLELLAN HOSPITAL (about 19 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY)
• SOUTHWESTERN VERMONT MEDICAL CENTER (about 27 miles; BENNINGTON, VT)
• GLENS FALLS HOSPITAL (about 30 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY)

Airports

Airports certified for carrier operations nearest to Rupert:

• FLOYD BENNETT MEMORIAL (about 27 miles; GLENS FALLS, NY; Abbreviation: GFL)
• RUTLAND STATE (about 27 miles; RUTLAND, VT; Abbreviation: RUT)
• ALBANY INTL (about 54 miles; ALBANY, NY; Abbreviation: ALB)

Other public-use airports nearest to Rupert:

• GRANVILLE (about 11 miles; GRANVILLE, NY; Abbreviation: B01)
• ARGYLE (about 17 miles; ARGYLE, NY; Abbreviation: 1C3)
• CHAPIN FLD (about 17 miles; CAMBRIDGE, NY; Abbreviation: 1B8)

Colleges and Universities

Colleges/universities with over 2000 students nearest to Rupert:

• ADIRONDACK COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 32 miles; QUEENSBURY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,182)
• WILLIAMS COLLEGE (about 40 miles; WILLIAMSTOWN, MA; Full-time enrollment: 2,047)
• SUNY EMPIRE STATE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 4,499)
• SKIDMORE COLLEGE (about 40 miles; SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY; Full-time enrollment: 2,317)
• RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE (about 48 miles; TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 7,150)
• HUDSON VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE (about 48 miles; TROY, NY; Full-time enrollment: 6,337)
• MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE (about 52 miles; MIDDLEBURY, VT; Full-time enrollment: 2,265)