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Bloomfield vs Bennington vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Bennington has the shortest commute (17 min average).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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 | Bloomfield | Bennington | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 234Lowest |
15,249Highest |
414 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.9±12Lowest about the VT average |
44.7±2.3 4% above VT |
44.8±7.7Highest 4% above VT |
| Granville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Bloomfield and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.7% VT: 43.8% |
36.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT |
$59,446±$7k 27% below VT |
$60,500±$21kHighest 25% below VT |
| Granville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $190,600±$63kLowest 40% below VT |
$213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
$233,300±$40kHighest 26% below VT |
| Granville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
| Granville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,800Lowest 44% below VT |
$4,513Highest 10% below VT |
$2,914 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | — | 68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 83.2% VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 28% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4 VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Bennington 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 | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
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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.