What stands out worked out from the figures below

Granby has the most people working from home (11.1%).

Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).

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	Granby	Bloomfield
People
Population	67Lowest	234Highest
Median age	65.9±6.1Highest 53% above VT	41.9±12Lowest about the VT average
Kids under 18	3%±39.7Lowest VT: 17.9%	27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9%
	Bloomfield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	55.2%±29Highest VT: 21.4%	25.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Granby and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	10.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%	32.7%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	3%±16Highest VT: 7%	0.9%±4.5Lowest VT: 7%
	Granby and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$57,083±$51kHighest 30% below VT	$54,375±$17kLowest 33% below VT
	Granby and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$151,800±$57kLowest 52% below VT	$190,600±$63kHighest 40% below VT
	Bloomfield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,250Lowest 55% below VT	$2,800Highest 44% below VT
Below poverty line	7.5%Highest VT: 10.1%	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	90.2%Highest VT: 73.2%	83.2%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT	1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	38 minHighest 60% above VT	30 minLowest 28% above VT
Work from home	11.1%±17.1Highest VT: 16.9%	4.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Granby and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.