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Granville vs Plainfield vs Ripton

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%).
Plainfield has the most kids (23.4% under 18).
Ripton has the oldest population (median age 47.7).

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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.

MeasureGranvillePlainfieldRipton
People
Population
414Lowest
2,522Highest
508
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+4%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+25.7%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
44.8±7.7
15% above U.S.
38.9±6.5Lowest
about the U.S. average
47.7±14.2Highest
23% above U.S.
Ripton and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.1%±5.8
U.S.: 22%
23.4%±5.8Highest
U.S.: 22%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Plainfield and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
18.4%±4.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
19.8%±4.5
U.S.: 17.2%
30.5%±7.1Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Ripton and Plainfield 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
U.S.: 35.7%
46.7%
U.S.: 35.7%
48%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.1Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
4.8%±2.3
U.S.: 6.4%
20.1%±6.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,500±$21kLowest
25% below U.S.
$122,656±$13kHighest
52% above U.S.
$112,917±$15k
40% above U.S.
Plainfield and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$233,300±$40kLowest
30% below U.S.
$442,400±$47kHighest
33% above U.S.
$394,400±$61k
19% above U.S.
Plainfield and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,163±$184Lowest
18% below U.S.
$1,674±$181Highest
18% above U.S.
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,914Lowest
7% below U.S.
$7,904Highest
153% above U.S.
$4,915
58% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
34.8%±70.3
U.S.: 51.1%
31.8%±23.1Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
52.9%±100Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
Ripton and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
6%
U.S.: 12.5%
5.2%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
8.6%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.4%
U.S.: 65.2%
87.3%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
90.9%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
1977Highest
3 yrs older than U.S.
1973Lowest
7 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
28% above U.S.
22 minLowest
17% below U.S.
24 min
9% below U.S.
Work from home
31.9%±15Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
18.1%±8.5
U.S.: 15.1%
17.2%±8.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
Granville and Plainfield 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 — #19 of 120 in NH —
School district — Plainfield School District Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
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.