Compare towns
Granville vs Hardwick vs Ripton vs Sheffield
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%).
Hardwick has the most renters (23.6% rent).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k median).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k 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 | Hardwick | Ripton | Sheffield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 414Lowest |
2,965Highest |
508 |
573 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
47.1±7.4 9% above VT |
47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
| Ripton and Hardwick 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% |
15.8%±4.4 VT: 17.9% |
11.8%±6.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6 VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Sheffield 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% |
27%±5.9 VT: 21.4% |
30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4 VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Hardwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.6% VT: 43.8% |
33.7% VT: 43.8% |
48%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.4%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $60,500±$21k 25% below VT |
$92,297±$17k 14% above VT |
$112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
| Ripton and Hardwick 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 |
$184,700±$39k 42% below VT |
$394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
$875±$406Lowest 29% below VT |
— | $967±$79 22% below VT |
| Granville and Sheffield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,914 42% below VT |
$4,351 14% below VT |
$4,915Highest about the VT average |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.6%±41.3 VT: 48.4% |
52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Sheffield and Ripton 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% |
9.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
6.6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4% VT: 73.2% |
76.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1962Lowest 14 yrs older than VT |
1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
29 min 23% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
30 min 28% above VT |
| Work from home | 31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.8%±6 VT: 16.9% |
17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Ripton 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 | — | #68 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 · Hazen Union High School District #26 | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | Hazen Union High School | None in town | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.6 |
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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.