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Hancock vs Marshfield 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).
Marshfield has the highest household income ($84k).
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 | Marshfield | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435 |
470Highest |
414Lowest |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
42.4±8.8 about the VT average |
44.8±7.7Highest 4% above VT |
| Granville and Marshfield 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% |
19.4%±9.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Marshfield and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
10.2%±4.4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3 VT: 21.4% |
| Hancock and Granville 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% |
35.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±2.4 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Marshfield 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 |
$84,375±$20kHighest 4% above VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Marshfield 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±$11k 41% below VT |
$178,300±$31kLowest 44% below VT |
$233,300±$40kHighest 26% below VT |
| Granville and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,125±$79 9% below VT |
$1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
| Granville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Highest 30% below VT |
$3,269 35% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
52.4%±62.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Marshfield and Granville 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% |
4.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.2% VT: 73.2% |
87.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
29 min 24% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.5%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Marshfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
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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.