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Granby vs Sheldon vs Guildhall vs Victory

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 oldest population (median age 65.9).
Sheldon has the most people working from home (13%).
Guildhall has the most homeowners (93.7%).
Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).

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.

MeasureGranbySheldonGuildhallVictory
People
Population
67
2,267Highest
371
53Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-2.5%
VT: +2.8%
— —
Median age
65.9±6.1Highest
53% above VT
40.9±3.5Lowest
5% below VT
42.6±7.8
about the VT average
64.5±11.1
50% above VT
Granby and Victory 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%
23.7%±3.6Highest
VT: 17.9%
22.6%±7.5
VT: 17.9%
7.5%±51
VT: 17.9%
Sheldon and Guildhall 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%
12.6%±2.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
26.1%±5.5
VT: 21.4%
47.2%±39.7
VT: 21.4%
Granby and Victory 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%
14.7%
VT: 43.8%
33.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
26.5%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±16Highest
VT: 7%
2%±1.3
VT: 7%
1.1%±3.1
VT: 7%
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
Granby and Sheldon 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
$78,533±$25k
3% below VT
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above VT
—
Guildhall and Sheldon 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
$272,400±$61k
14% below VT
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
—
Guildhall and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,286±$379Highest
4% above VT
$850±$717Lowest
31% below VT
—
Sheldon and Guildhall 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
$3,578
29% below VT
$4,625Highest
8% below VT
$2,500
50% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
0%±27Lowest
VT: 48.4%
75%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Guildhall and Sheldon 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%
5.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11.9%
VT: 10.1%
45.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.2%
VT: 73.2%
89%
VT: 73.2%
93.7%Highest
VT: 73.2%
71.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
1984
8 yrs newer than VT
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
60% above VT
25 min
7% above VT
25 minLowest
7% above VT
27 min
13% above VT
Work from home
11.1%±17.1
VT: 16.9%
13%±3.7Highest
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2
VT: 16.9%
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Sheldon and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 — —
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.