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Beecher Falls vs Bloomfield vs Granby

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Beecher Falls has the most affordable homes ($98k median).
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Granby has the most people working from home (11.1%).

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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.

MeasureBeecher FallsBloomfieldGranby
People
Population
67Lowest
234Highest
67Lowest
Median age
57.5±2.6
33% above VT
41.9±12Lowest
about the VT average
65.9±6.1Highest
53% above VT
Granby and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
9%±40.6
VT: 17.9%
27.4%±14.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
3%±39.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Bloomfield and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
32.8%±43.2
VT: 21.4%
25.2%±8Lowest
VT: 21.4%
55.2%±29Highest
VT: 21.4%
Granby and Beecher Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
5.2%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
32.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
10.5%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±21.1Lowest
VT: 7%
0.9%±4.5
VT: 7%
3%±16Highest
VT: 7%
Granby and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$26,042±$24kLowest
68% below VT
$54,375±$17k
33% below VT
$57,083±$51kHighest
30% below VT
Granby and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$98,100±$36kLowest
69% below VT
$190,600±$63kHighest
40% below VT
$151,800±$57k
52% below VT
Bloomfield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,438
52% below VT
$2,800Highest
44% below VT
$2,250Lowest
55% below VT
Below poverty line
10.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
2.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
7.5%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
83.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.2%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1950Lowest
26 yrs older than VT
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way —
30 minLowest
28% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
Work from home
0%±27.8Lowest
VT: 16.9%
4.6%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
11.1%±17.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
Granby and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.