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Ripton vs Charleston 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).
Charleston has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
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 | Charleston | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508 |
936Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.2%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
58.4±9.3Highest 35% above VT |
44.8±7.7Lowest 4% above VT |
| Charleston and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3 VT: 17.9% |
11.2%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Ripton 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% |
37.7%±8.6Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Charleston 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%Highest VT: 43.8% |
13.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.3 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$49,286±$17kLowest 39% below VT |
$60,500±$21k 25% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$238,000±$53k 25% below VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $979±$444Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
| Granville and Charleston are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Highest about the VT average |
$3,750 26% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
32.7%±26.4Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Granville 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% |
12.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.1%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
26 min 12% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
18.7%±7.1 VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Charleston 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 | Charleston School District | — |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in History | 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.