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Brookline vs Granville vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookline has the most kids (20% under 18).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
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 | Brookline | Granville | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 531Highest |
414Lowest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
44.8±7.7Lowest 4% above VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
| Ripton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.6%±4.2 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.1% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±1.6Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,833±$16k about the VT average |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$1,163±$184Lowest 6% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,000Highest about the VT average |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,915 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.2% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 21% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school 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.