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Ripton vs Lyonsdale vs Granville
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ripton has the highest household income ($113k).
Lyonsdale has the most affordable homes ($111k median).
Granville has the most people working from home (31.9%).
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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 | Lyonsdale | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 508 |
1,159Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2Highest 23% above U.S. |
46.9±7.6 21% above U.S. |
44.8±7.7Lowest 15% above U.S. |
| Ripton and Lyonsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.8%±6.3Lowest U.S.: 22% |
23%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.1%±5.8 U.S.: 22% |
| Lyonsdale 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 U.S.: 17.2% |
22.2%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Ripton and Lyonsdale are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
9.1%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
30.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 40% above U.S. |
$61,806±$12k 23% below U.S. |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 19% above U.S. |
$111,000±$15kLowest 67% below U.S. |
$233,300±$40k 30% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $838±$91Lowest 41% below U.S. |
$1,163±$184Highest 18% below U.S. |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915Highest 58% above U.S. |
$1,979Lowest 37% below U.S. |
$2,914 7% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 U.S.: 51.1% |
68.2%±39.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
34.8%±70.3Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Lyonsdale and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.6% U.S.: 12.5% |
10.4%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
87.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 7 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1974 6 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min 9% below U.S. |
24 minLowest 10% below U.S. |
34 minHighest 28% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 U.S.: 15.1% |
3.3%±3.2Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
31.9%±15Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Granville and Ripton 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 | — | — |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.