Compare towns
Ripton vs Wheelock vs Vershire 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).
Wheelock has the most affordable homes ($190k median).
Vershire has the most renters (18.5% rent).
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 | Wheelock | Vershire | Granville |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 508 |
717 |
842Highest |
414Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +25.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-6.4% VT: +2.8% |
-7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 47.7±14.2 11% above VT |
51±5.6Highest 18% above VT |
45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
44.8±7.7Lowest 4% above VT |
| Wheelock 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% |
18.8%±3.5 VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 30.5%±7.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Ripton and Wheelock 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% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
31.8% VT: 43.8% |
30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 20.1%±6.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $112,917±$15kHighest 39% above VT |
$64,792±$20k 20% below VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $394,400±$61kHighest 25% above VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
$233,300±$40k 26% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | — | $1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,163±$184Highest 6% below VT |
| Granville and Vershire 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 |
$2,937 42% below VT |
$4,640 8% below VT |
$2,914Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 52.9%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
34.8%±70.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Ripton 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% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
19.5%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.9% VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973Lowest 3 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 min 17% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 17.2%±8.7 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16 VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granville and Wheelock 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 | 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.