Compare towns
Glover 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
Glover has the most kids (22.3% 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 | Glover | Granville | Ripton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,051Highest |
414Lowest |
508 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 48.4±5.9Highest 12% above VT |
44.8±7.7Lowest 4% above VT |
47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
| Glover and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.3%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Glover and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.5% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.3%±3.1 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,839±$18k 9% below VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $264,700±$34k 16% below VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $973±$130Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
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| Granville and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,234 36% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 39.3%±64.2 VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Glover are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.1%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1968Lowest 8 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 40 minHighest 69% above VT |
34 min 44% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 16.8%±5.9Lowest 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 | Lake Region Union Elementary Middle School District | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | None 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.