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Bloomfield vs Ryegate 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).
Ryegate has the highest household income ($66k).
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.

MeasureBloomfieldRyegateGranville
People
Population
234Lowest
1,059Highest
414
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.8%
VT: +2.8%
—
Median age
41.9±12
about the VT average
41.2±2.6Lowest
4% below VT
44.8±7.7Highest
4% above VT
Granville and Bloomfield 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%
23.2%±4.6
VT: 17.9%
19.1%±5.8Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Bloomfield and Ryegate 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%
22.1%±1.5
VT: 21.4%
18.4%±4.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Bloomfield and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
32.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
29.1%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
30.6%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.9%±4.5Lowest
VT: 7%
2.4%±1.4
VT: 7%
3.4%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
Granville and Ryegate 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
$66,484±$15kHighest
18% below VT
$60,500±$21k
25% below VT
Ryegate and Granville 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
$219,300±$32k
31% below VT
$233,300±$40kHighest
26% below VT
Granville and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$908±$236Lowest
26% below VT
$1,163±$184Highest
6% below VT
Granville and Ryegate 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
$3,472Highest
31% below VT
$2,914
42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
55.9%±29.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
34.8%±70.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Ryegate 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%
14.5%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
84.7%
VT: 73.2%
87.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1949Lowest
27 yrs older than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
28% above VT
28 minLowest
18% above VT
34 minHighest
44% above VT
Work from home
4.6%±4.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
8.2%±3.7
VT: 16.9%
31.9%±15Highest
VT: 16.9%
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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.