Compare towns
Groton vs Braintree vs Ryegate
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the most homeowners (94.4%).
Braintree has the most people working from home (19%).
Ryegate has the most kids (23.2% under 18).
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 | Groton | Braintree | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 967Lowest |
1,026 |
1,059Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.8 6% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.9% VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Groton and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,250±$14k 5% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Braintree and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$70kHighest 23% below VT |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Groton and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
$840±$405 32% below VT |
$908±$236Highest 26% below VT |
| Ryegate and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,659 27% below VT |
$3,908Highest 22% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.5%±72.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 29% above VT |
26 minLowest 11% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7 VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| 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.