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Granville vs Ripton vs Wallingford

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%).
Ripton has the most expensive homes ($394k median).
Wallingford has the most renters (17.5% rent).

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.

MeasureGranvilleRiptonWallingford
People
Population
414Lowest
508
2,286Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+25.7%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+2.4%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
Median age
44.8±7.7Lowest
4% above VT
47.7±14.2Highest
11% above VT
45.9±10.8
6% above VT
Ripton and Wallingford 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%
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
18.7%±5
VT: 17.9%
Granville and Wallingford 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%
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
23.9%±3.2
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Wallingford 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%
48%Highest
VT: 43.8%
30.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.4%±3.1
VT: 7%
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
1.5%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$60,500±$21kLowest
25% below VT
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
$80,230±$15k
about the VT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$233,300±$40kLowest
26% below VT
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
$261,900±$44k
17% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,163±$184Highest
6% below VT
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$891±$95Lowest
28% below VT
Granville and Wallingford 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
$4,915Highest
about the VT average
$4,355
14% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
34.8%±70.3
VT: 48.4%
52.9%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
14.3%±13.5Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Ripton and Granville 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%
8.6%Highest
VT: 10.1%
7%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
87.4%
VT: 73.2%
90.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
82.5%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1974Highest
2 yrs older than VT
1973
3 yrs older than VT
1971Lowest
5 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
34 minHighest
44% above VT
24 minLowest
about the VT average
25 min
6% above VT
Work from home
31.9%±15Highest
VT: 16.9%
17.2%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
7.1%±3.7Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Granville and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 Mill River Unified Union School District #52
High school in town — None in town None in town
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History 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.