Compare towns
Ripton vs Proctor vs Warren 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).
Proctor has the most kids (21.8% under 18).
Warren has the most expensive homes ($569k median).
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 | Proctor | Warren | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508 |
1,794Highest |
1,585 |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+16% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
42.4±6.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.1±4.2Highest 23% above VT |
44.8±7.7 4% above VT |
| Warren 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% |
21.8%±4.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
9.3%±3.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Proctor 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% |
22.4%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
30.1%±4.9 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Warren 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% |
28.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
60%Highest VT: 43.8% |
30.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.6%±1.7 VT: 7% |
3.6%±4 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$74,167±$12k 9% below VT |
$86,905±$16k 7% above VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Ripton and Warren are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61k 25% above VT |
$209,900±$17kLowest 34% below VT |
$569,300±$123kHighest 80% above VT |
$233,300±$40k 26% below VT |
| Warren and Ripton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,029±$202Lowest 17% below VT |
$1,750±$394Highest 42% above VT |
$1,163±$184 6% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,915 about the VT average |
$4,032 20% below VT |
$7,284Highest 45% above VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
37.3%±16.2 VT: 48.4% |
32.3%±26.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Ripton and Proctor 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% |
16.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
15.7% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 min about the VT average |
22 min 6% below VT |
19 minLowest 21% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
36.2%±5Highest VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15 VT: 16.9% |
| Warren and Granville 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 | Quarry Valley Unified Union School District #70 | Harwood Unified Union School District #60 | — |
| High school in town | None in town | Proctor Junior/Senior High School | None in town | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7 |
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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.