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Ripton vs Braintree 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).
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Windham has the youngest population (median age 44.2).
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 | Ripton | Braintree | Windham | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508 |
1,026Highest |
594 |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | — |
| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
| Braintree and Ripton 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% |
12.3%±3.2 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Braintree and Ripton 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% |
30.9% 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% |
1.8%±1.3 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 |
$79,803±$5k about the VT average |
$94,500±$12k 16% above VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 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 |
$217,700±$28kLowest 31% 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 | — | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
— | $1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
| Granville and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$3,908 22% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Braintree 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% |
11.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 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 |
26 min 11% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — | — |
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| 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.