What stands out worked out from the figures below

East Haven has the most affordable homes ($147k median).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	East Haven	Granville
People
Population	225Lowest	414Highest
Median age	47±11.8Highest 9% above VT	44.8±7.7Lowest 4% above VT
	East Haven and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	23.1%±11.4Highest VT: 17.9%	19.1%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9%
	East Haven and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	18.7%±12.1Highest VT: 21.4%	18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	East Haven and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	25%Lowest VT: 43.8%	30.6%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±6.3Lowest VT: 7%	3.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7%
	Granville and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$38,438±$31kLowest 53% below VT	$60,500±$21kHighest 25% below VT
	Granville and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$146,900±$65kLowest 54% below VT	$233,300±$40kHighest 26% below VT
	Granville and East Haven are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,163±$184 6% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,364Lowest 53% below VT	$2,914Highest 42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	50%±100Highest VT: 48.4%	34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4%
	East Haven and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	16%Highest VT: 10.1%	6%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.9%Highest VT: 73.2%	87.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	28 minLowest 18% above VT	34 minHighest 44% above VT
Work from home	8.6%±7.7Lowest VT: 16.9%	31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9%
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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.