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Granby vs Sutton vs Jacksonville vs Guildhall

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).
Sutton has the most renters (15% rent).
Jacksonville has the most homeowners (100%).
Guildhall has the most expensive homes ($321k median).

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.

MeasureGranbySuttonJacksonvilleGuildhall
People
Population
67Lowest
790Highest
106
371
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-11.3%
VT: +2.8%
— —
Median age
65.9±6.1Highest
53% above VT
46.6±5.7
8% above VT
50.6±12.1
17% above VT
42.6±7.8Lowest
about the VT average
Granby and Jacksonville 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%
17.3%±3.4
VT: 17.9%
6.6%±26.1
VT: 17.9%
22.6%±7.5Highest
VT: 17.9%
Guildhall and Sutton 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%
21.6%±2.7Lowest
VT: 21.4%
25.5%±23.3
VT: 21.4%
26.1%±5.5
VT: 21.4%
Granby and Guildhall 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%
32.8%
VT: 43.8%
19.2%
VT: 43.8%
33.9%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±16Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8
VT: 7%
0%±13.3Lowest
VT: 7%
1.1%±3.1
VT: 7%
Granby and Sutton 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
$71,250±$18k
12% below VT
$83,281±$30k
about the VT average
$115,000±$46kHighest
42% above VT
Guildhall and Jacksonville 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
$231,100±$41k
27% below VT
$223,400±$61k
29% below VT
$321,200±$62kHighest
about the VT average
Guildhall and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — — —
$850±$717
31% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,250Lowest
55% below VT
$3,975
21% below VT
$3,795
25% below VT
$4,625Highest
8% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
37.8%±31.1Lowest
VT: 48.4%
—
75%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
Guildhall and Sutton 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%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
3.8%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
11.9%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.2%
VT: 73.2%
85%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
93.7%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
1979Highest
3 yrs newer than VT
1950Lowest
26 yrs older than VT
1958
18 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
60% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
25 min
7% above VT
Work from home
11.1%±17.1
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
8.2%±10.3
VT: 16.9%
2.3%±2.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Sutton and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 — —
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.