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Hancock vs Highgate vs Sheldon 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).
Highgate has the highest household income ($81k).
Sheldon has the most kids (23.7% under 18).
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 | Highgate | Sheldon | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 435 |
3,528Highest |
2,267 |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -1.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
40.9±3.5 5% below VT |
44.8±7.7Highest 4% above VT |
| Granville and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon 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% |
22.2%±5.2Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Highgate 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5% VT: 43.8% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Granville 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 |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$78,533±$25k 3% below VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Highgate and Sheldon 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 |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$272,400±$61k 14% below VT |
$233,300±$40k 26% below VT |
| Highgate and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19 24% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,286±$379Highest 4% above VT |
$1,163±$184 6% below VT |
| Sheldon 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 |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$3,578Highest 29% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9 VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
0%±27Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Granville and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
89%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1984Highest 8 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 28 min 17% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Highgate 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.