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Ripton vs Bloomfield vs Windham vs Granville

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% under 18).
Windham has the most renters (17.1% rent).
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.

MeasureRiptonBloomfieldWindhamGranville
People
Population
508
234Lowest
594Highest
414
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
+25.7%
VT: +2.8%
— — —
Median age
47.7±14.2Highest
11% above VT
41.9±12Lowest
about the VT average
44.2±7.4
about the VT average
44.8±7.7
4% above VT
Ripton and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
11.8%±6.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
27.4%±14.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
17.5%±7.9
VT: 17.9%
19.1%±5.8
VT: 17.9%
Bloomfield and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
30.5%±7.1Highest
VT: 21.4%
25.2%±8
VT: 21.4%
23.2%±8.1
VT: 21.4%
18.4%±4.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
Ripton and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
48%
VT: 43.8%
32.7%
VT: 43.8%
48.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
30.6%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
20.1%±6.3Highest
VT: 7%
0.9%±4.5
VT: 7%
0.8%±1.1Lowest
VT: 7%
3.4%±3.1
VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$112,917±$15kHighest
39% above VT
$54,375±$17kLowest
33% below VT
$94,500±$12k
16% above VT
$60,500±$21k
25% below VT
Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$394,400±$61kHighest
25% above VT
$190,600±$63kLowest
40% below VT
$353,900±$20k
12% above VT
$233,300±$40k
26% below VT
Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly — — —
$1,163±$184
6% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,915
about the VT average
$2,800Lowest
44% below VT
$5,951Highest
18% above VT
$2,914
42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
52.9%±100Highest
VT: 48.4%
—
41.2%±94
VT: 48.4%
34.8%±70.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Ripton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
8.6%
VT: 10.1%
2.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
9.9%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.9%Highest
VT: 73.2%
83.2%
VT: 73.2%
82.9%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
87.4%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
1982Highest
6 yrs newer than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
24 minLowest
about the VT average
30 min
28% above VT
27 min
14% above VT
34 minHighest
44% above VT
Work from home
17.2%±8.7
VT: 16.9%
4.6%±4.2Lowest
VT: 16.9%
20.5%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
31.9%±15Highest
VT: 16.9%
Granville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 — — —
High school in town None in town — — —
On TownTapestry
Old photos in History None yet 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.