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Hancock vs Mount Tabor 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).
Mount Tabor has the most expensive homes ($421k 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 | Mount Tabor | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Highest |
304Lowest |
414 |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
57.8±10.6Highest 34% above VT |
44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
| Mount Tabor and Granville 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% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Hancock 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% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest 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±$34kHighest 6% below VT |
— | $60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Hancock and Granville 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 |
$420,500±$76kHighest 33% above VT |
$233,300±$40k 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
$1,163±$184 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511 30% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Granville and Hancock 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% |
11%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minLowest 17% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
34 min 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
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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.