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Grafton vs Rupert vs Meredith
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Grafton has the highest household income ($101k).
Rupert has the most people working from home (18.6%).
Meredith has the most renters (7.8% rent).
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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 | Grafton | Rupert | Meredith |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,859Highest |
676Lowest |
1,467 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-2.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 52.4±6.9Lowest 35% above U.S. |
57.8±9.7Highest 49% above U.S. |
54.3±4.6 40% above U.S. |
| Rupert and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.8%±4.6Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 22% |
17%±4.3 U.S.: 22% |
| Grafton and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
42.3%±8.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.8%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Rupert and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 33% U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
33.8%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.5%±1.5 U.S.: 6.4% |
2.1%±2.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
1.4%±0.9Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Rupert and Grafton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,809±$24kHighest 25% above U.S. |
$88,229±$36k 9% above U.S. |
$85,938±$16kLowest 6% above U.S. |
| Grafton and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $216,800±$39kLowest 35% below U.S. |
$362,500±$63kHighest 9% above U.S. |
$230,600±$24k 31% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,112±$329Highest 21% below U.S. |
— | $794±$175Lowest 44% below U.S. |
| Grafton and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,452Lowest 11% above U.S. |
$4,594Highest 47% above U.S. |
$3,630 16% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.5%±46.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
20%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
53.1%±53.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Meredith and Rupert are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
93.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
92.2%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1983Highest 3 yrs newer than U.S. |
1955Lowest 25 yrs older than U.S. |
1976 4 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 23% above U.S. |
27 minLowest about the U.S. average |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 9.7%±4.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.6%±9.2Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
10.1%±4.3 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Rupert and Meredith are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.