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Brunswick vs Granby vs Ripton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brunswick has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Granby has the most affordable homes ($152k median).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k 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 | Brunswick | Granby | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 109 |
67Lowest |
508Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | +25.7% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 57.5±13.8 33% above VT |
65.9±6.1Highest 53% above VT |
47.7±14.2Lowest 11% above VT |
| Granby and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±24.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
3%±39.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
| Brunswick and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.4%±25.3 VT: 21.4% |
55.2%±29Highest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Granby and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.8% VT: 43.8% |
10.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±11 VT: 7% |
3%±16Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Ripton and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $128,125±$33kHighest 58% above VT |
$57,083±$51kLowest 30% below VT |
$112,917±$15k 39% above VT |
| Brunswick and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $228,100±$52k 28% below VT |
$151,800±$57kLowest 52% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,472 51% below VT |
$2,250Lowest 55% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 52.9%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Brunswick and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.5% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 95.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.2%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1976 same as VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 41 minHighest 76% above VT |
38 min 60% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 10.5%±15.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
11.1%±17.1 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Ripton and Granby 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 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.