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Berlin vs Granville vs Warren
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most homeowners (87.9%).
Granville has the most kids (19.1% under 18).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
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 | Berlin | Granville | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880Highest |
414Lowest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4 17% above VT |
44.8±7.7Lowest 4% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,691±$21k 7% above VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
| Warren and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31k 14% below VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,163±$184Lowest 6% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418 12% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Berlin and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 min 10% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15 VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Granville 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | None in town | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.