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Granby vs Franklin vs Brunswick

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Granby has the most affordable homes ($152k median).
Franklin has the most people working from home (18.1%).
Brunswick has the highest household income ($128k).

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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.

MeasureGranbyFranklinBrunswick
People
Population
67Lowest
1,590Highest
109
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
65.9±6.1Highest
53% above VT
38.8±6.9Lowest
10% below VT
57.5±13.8
33% above VT
Granby and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
3%±39.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
23.5%±5.6
VT: 17.9%
23.9%±24.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
Brunswick and Franklin 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%
15.3%±1.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
39.4%±25.3
VT: 21.4%
Granby and Brunswick 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%
21.7%
VT: 43.8%
35.8%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±16Lowest
VT: 7%
7.5%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
3.7%±11
VT: 7%
Franklin and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,083±$51kLowest
30% below VT
$79,917±$21k
about the VT average
$128,125±$33kHighest
58% above VT
Brunswick and Franklin 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
$247,400±$66kHighest
22% below VT
$228,100±$52k
28% below VT
Franklin and Brunswick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$891±$266
28% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,250Lowest
55% below VT
$3,384Highest
33% below VT
$2,472
51% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
45.5%±42.2Lowest
VT: 48.4%
100%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Brunswick and Franklin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.5%
VT: 10.1%
8.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
4.6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.2%
VT: 73.2%
74.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
95.1%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
1983Highest
7 yrs newer than VT
1976Lowest
same as VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 min
60% above VT
25 minLowest
8% above VT
41 minHighest
76% above VT
Work from home
11.1%±17.1
VT: 16.9%
18.1%±4.7Highest
VT: 16.9%
10.5%±15.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Franklin and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Missisquoi Valley School District #89 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.