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Danby 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

Danby has the oldest population (median age 52.6).
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.

MeasureDanbyGranvilleRipton
People
Population
1,133Highest
414Lowest
508
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-2.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
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+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
52.6±4.8Highest
22% above VT
44.8±7.7Lowest
4% above VT
47.7±14.2
11% above VT
Danby and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
14.6%±3.4
VT: 17.9%
19.1%±5.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Granville and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
24.3%±2.6
VT: 21.4%
18.4%±4.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
34.8%
VT: 43.8%
30.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
48%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.5%±1.9Lowest
VT: 7%
3.4%±3.1
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$77,321±$13k
5% below VT
$60,500±$21kLowest
25% below VT
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$272,400±$41k
14% below VT
$233,300±$40kLowest
26% below VT
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$794±$166Lowest
36% below VT
$1,163±$184Highest
6% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,543
10% below VT
$2,914Lowest
42% below VT
$4,915Highest
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
41.4%±34.6
VT: 48.4%
34.8%±70.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Ripton and Danby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
9.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
89.3%
VT: 73.2%
87.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1981Highest
5 yrs newer than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
26% above VT
34 minHighest
44% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
Work from home
12.1%±5.1Lowest
VT: 16.9%
31.9%±15Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
Granville and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Taconic and Green Regional School District #63 — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town None in town — None in town
On TownTapestry
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.