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Braintree vs Bellows Falls vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the highest household income ($80k).
Bellows Falls has the most renters (49.3% rent).
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 | Braintree | Bellows Falls | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026 |
2,891Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$60,500±$21k 25% below VT |
| Braintree and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$233,300±$40kHighest 26% below VT |
| Granville and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
| Granville and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908 22% below VT |
$4,448Highest 12% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1% VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min 11% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.