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Colrain vs Braintree vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Colrain has the youngest population (median age 49.6).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
Granville has grown the fastest since 2010 (-1.8%).
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 | Colrain | Braintree | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,627 |
1,026Lowest |
1,846Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.9%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.1% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.8%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.6±8.7Lowest 28% above U.S. |
58.4±2.4Highest 50% above U.S. |
50.1±3.5 29% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 15.3%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17%±3.7Highest U.S.: 22% |
| Granville and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 30.4%±4.1 U.S.: 17.2% |
33.2%±3.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.9%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Braintree and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.1Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±1.2Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,673±$10k about the U.S. average |
$79,803±$5kLowest about the U.S. average |
$84,375±$14kHighest 5% above U.S. |
| Granville and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $284,300±$14k 15% below U.S. |
$217,700±$28kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$356,300±$25kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,102±$77 22% below U.S. |
$840±$405Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,292±$781Highest 9% below U.S. |
| Granville and Colrain are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,317Highest 38% above U.S. |
$3,908Lowest 25% above U.S. |
$4,284 37% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 46%±22.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
43.4%±29.4 U.S.: 51.1% |
23.1%±51.7Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Colrain and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
11.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 86.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
81%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
93.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1963Lowest 17 yrs older than U.S. |
1979Highest 1 yr older than U.S. |
1966 14 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 min 27% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
39 minHighest 48% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 8.4%±2.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
19%±7.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.3%±6.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Braintree and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Mohawk Trail | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.