Compare towns
Granville vs Plainfield vs Windham 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 affordable homes ($233k median).
Plainfield has the most renters (19.1% rent).
Windham has the highest household income ($95k).
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 | Plainfield | Windham | Warren |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 414Lowest |
1,314 |
594 |
1,585Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.6%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +16%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
48.1±5.5 12% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
| Warren and Plainfield 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% |
16.3%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Windham 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% |
21.1%±3.5 VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Warren and Windham 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% |
48.2% VT: 43.8% |
48.1% VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.1%±1.3 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
3.6%±4Highest VT: 7% |
| Warren 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 VT |
$69,250±$31k 15% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
| Windham and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT |
$318,400±$34k about the VT average |
$353,900±$20k 12% above VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,163±$184 6% below VT |
$1,153±$103Lowest 7% below VT |
— | $1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
$4,806 5% below VT |
$5,951 18% above VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
73.2%±53.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Plainfield and Windham 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% |
11.6% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
15.7%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1955Lowest 21 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
27 min 14% above VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
| Work from home | 31.9%±15 VT: 16.9% |
16.4%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 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 | ||||
| School district | — | — | — | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 |
| High school in town | — | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.