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Granville vs Randolph vs Ripton

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%).
Randolph has the most renters (32.8% rent).
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).

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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.

MeasureGranvilleRandolphRipton
People
Population
414Lowest
4,843Highest
508
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-0.1%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.8±7.7
4% above VT
40.4±7.4Lowest
6% below VT
47.7±14.2Highest
11% above VT
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%±5.8Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±4.4
VT: 17.9%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Granville and Randolph 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%
22.9%±4.2
VT: 21.4%
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Randolph 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%
40.8%
VT: 43.8%
48%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.1Lowest
VT: 7%
11.2%±2.5
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,500±$21kLowest
25% below VT
$76,758±$6k
5% below VT
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$233,300±$40kLowest
26% below VT
$278,700±$38k
12% below VT
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,163±$184Lowest
6% below VT
$1,172±$173Highest
5% below VT
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Randolph and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,914Lowest
42% below VT
$4,698
7% below VT
$4,915Highest
about the VT average
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
34.8%±70.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
54.1%±17.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100
VT: 48.4%
Randolph 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%
7.7%
VT: 10.1%
8.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.4%
VT: 73.2%
67.2%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
90.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Highest
2 yrs older than VT
1971Lowest
5 yrs older than VT
1973
3 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
44% above VT
21 minLowest
12% below VT
24 min
about the VT average
Work from home
31.9%±15Highest
VT: 16.9%
12.9%±4.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7
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 — #55 of 70 in VT —
School district — Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 Addison Central Unified Union School District #55
High school in town — Randolph Union High School None in town
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.4
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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.