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Hancock vs Calais vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the most renters (40.5% rent).
Calais has the most expensive homes ($390k median).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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 | Hancock | Calais | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435 |
1,713Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +3.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
42±8.6 about the VT average |
44.8±7.7Highest 4% above VT |
| Granville and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22.5%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Calais and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
21.6%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Calais and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
55.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6 VT: 7% |
7.4%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Calais and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$100,625±$27kHighest 24% above VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Calais and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$390,300±$36kHighest 23% above VT |
$233,300±$40k 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,408±$392Highest 14% above VT |
$1,163±$184 6% below VT |
| Calais and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511 30% below VT |
$6,586Highest 31% above VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49%±38.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Calais and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.4%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Calais are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | — |
| 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.