Compare towns
Granville vs Bennington vs Warren
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 kids (19.1% under 18).
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k 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.
| Measure | Granville | Bennington | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 414Lowest |
15,249Highest |
1,585 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
44.7±2.3Lowest 4% above VT |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Bennington 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% |
36.9% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.8%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
| Bennington and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,500±$21k 25% below VT |
$59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$86,905±$16kHighest 7% above VT |
| Warren and Granville 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 |
$213,300±$15kLowest 33% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$184 6% below VT |
$1,133±$63Lowest 8% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,513 10% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13.2% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1961Lowest 15 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
17 minLowest 27% below VT |
19 min 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 31.9%±15 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #58 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | — | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.7 |
— |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.