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Granville vs Belvidere vs Ripton vs Sutton

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

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Belvidere has the most kids (22% under 18).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k median).
Sutton has the most renters (15% 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.

MeasureGranvilleBelvidereRiptonSutton
People
Population
414Lowest
422
508
790Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — —
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.8±7.7
4% above VT
40.7±6.5Lowest
6% below VT
47.7±14.2Highest
11% above VT
46.6±5.7
8% above VT
Ripton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.1%±5.8
VT: 17.9%
22%±4Highest
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4
VT: 17.9%
Belvidere and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.4%±4.3
VT: 21.4%
8.8%±4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
35.9%
VT: 43.8%
48%Highest
VT: 43.8%
32.8%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.1
VT: 7%
1.4%±1.3Lowest
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,500±$21kLowest
25% below VT
$81,563±$18k
about the VT average
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
$71,250±$18k
12% below VT
Ripton and Belvidere are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$233,300±$40k
26% below VT
$239,200±$51k
24% below VT
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
$231,100±$41kLowest
27% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,163±$184Lowest
6% below VT
$1,542±$1kHighest
25% above VT
— —
Belvidere and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,914Lowest
42% below VT
$3,908
22% below VT
$4,915Highest
about the VT average
$3,975
21% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
34.8%±70.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
66.7%±53.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1
VT: 48.4%
Belvidere and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%
VT: 10.1%
5.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.4%
VT: 73.2%
86.1%
VT: 73.2%
90.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
2 yrs older than VT
1989Highest
13 yrs newer than VT
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 min
44% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
30 min
26% above VT
Work from home
31.9%±15Highest
VT: 16.9%
9.4%±7.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3
VT: 16.9%
Granville and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64
High school in town — — None 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.