Compare towns
Ripton vs Highgate vs Bakersfield 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 most expensive homes ($394k median).
Highgate has the most renters (19.3% rent).
Bakersfield has the most homeowners (94%).
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 | Highgate | Bakersfield | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508 |
3,528Highest |
1,109 |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2Highest 11% above VT |
44±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
46.4±8 8% above VT |
44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
| Ripton and Bakersfield 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% |
15.8%±5.3 VT: 17.9% |
13.6%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Granville and Highgate 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% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
21.2%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Highgate 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.2% VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1Lowest VT: 7% |
7.5%±4.7 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$83,462±$18k about the VT average |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Ripton and Bakersfield 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 |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$271,300±$19k 14% below VT |
$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,200±$327Highest about the VT average |
$1,163±$184 6% below VT |
| Bakersfield and Granville 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 |
$3,558 29% below VT |
$3,823 24% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
18.8%±100Lowest 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
7.3% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 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 |
31 min 32% above VT |
33 min 40% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
14.2%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #43 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.