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Granville vs Mapleton vs Braintree

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
Mapleton has the most kids (22.2% under 18).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).

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.

MeasureGranvilleMapletonBraintree
People
Population
414Lowest
1,884Highest
1,026
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.2%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.1%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±7.7
15% above U.S.
41.8±6Lowest
7% above U.S.
58.4±2.4Highest
50% above U.S.
Kids under 18
19.1%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
22.2%±5.1Highest
U.S.: 22%
12.3%±3.2Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Mapleton 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
U.S.: 17.2%
18.3%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
33.2%±3.4Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
30.6%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
34.3%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
30.9%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.1
U.S.: 6.4%
5%±2.9Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
1.8%±1.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
Mapleton and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,500±$21kLowest
25% below U.S.
$91,731±$25kHighest
14% above U.S.
$79,803±$5k
about the U.S. average
Mapleton and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$233,300±$40kHighest
30% below U.S.
$191,800±$23kLowest
42% below U.S.
$217,700±$28k
35% below U.S.
Granville and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,163±$184Highest
18% below U.S.
$610±$277Lowest
57% below U.S.
$840±$405
41% below U.S.
Granville and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,914
7% below U.S.
$1,789Lowest
43% below U.S.
$3,908Highest
25% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
34.8%±70.3
U.S.: 51.1%
16.7%±10.5Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
43.4%±29.4Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Braintree and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.9%
U.S.: 12.5%
11.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
79.9%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
81%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Lowest
6 yrs older than U.S.
1977
3 yrs older than U.S.
1979Highest
1 yr older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
28 min
5% above U.S.
26 minLowest
about the U.S. average
Work from home
31.9%±15Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
10.8%±3.8Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
19%±7.2
U.S.: 15.1%
Granville and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — RSU 79/MSAD 01 Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet None yet None yet

U.S. 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.