Compare towns

Westfield vs Jay vs Sutton vs Granville

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Westfield has the most kids (27.1% under 18).
Jay has the oldest population (median age 52.1).
Sutton has the most renters (15% 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.

MeasureWestfieldJaySuttonGranville
People
Population
536
471
790Highest
414Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-0.4%
VT: +2.8%
+5.8%Highest
VT: +2.8%
-11.3%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
—
Median age
44±19.9Lowest
about the VT average
52.1±10.5Highest
21% above VT
46.6±5.7
8% above VT
44.8±7.7
4% above VT
Jay and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
27.1%±5.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
14.2%±7.3Lowest
VT: 17.9%
17.3%±3.4
VT: 17.9%
19.1%±5.8
VT: 17.9%
Westfield and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
29.7%±11.4Highest
VT: 21.4%
15.5%±6.3Lowest
VT: 21.4%
21.6%±2.7
VT: 21.4%
18.4%±4.3
VT: 21.4%
Westfield and Sutton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
27.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
45.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
32.8%
VT: 43.8%
30.6%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3.2%±2.5
VT: 7%
1.9%±2.5Lowest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.8
VT: 7%
3.4%±3.1Highest
VT: 7%
Granville and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$72,500±$30k
11% below VT
$74,792±$25kHighest
8% below VT
$71,250±$18k
12% below VT
$60,500±$21kLowest
25% below VT
Jay and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$301,400±$47kHighest
5% below VT
$234,200±$45k
26% below VT
$231,100±$41kLowest
27% below VT
$233,300±$40k
26% below VT
Westfield and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$863±$187Lowest
30% below VT
— —
$1,163±$184Highest
6% below VT
Granville and Westfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,388Highest
13% below VT
$3,588
29% below VT
$3,975
21% below VT
$2,914Lowest
42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
66.7%±71.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
40%±100
VT: 48.4%
37.8%±31.1
VT: 48.4%
34.8%±70.3Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Westfield and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
12.1%
VT: 10.1%
8.7%
VT: 10.1%
12.4%Highest
VT: 10.1%
6%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
91.7%
VT: 73.2%
97%Highest
VT: 73.2%
85%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
87.4%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1973Lowest
3 yrs older than VT
2001Highest
25 yrs newer than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1974
2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
30 min
29% above VT
40 minHighest
69% above VT
30 minLowest
26% above VT
34 min
44% above VT
Work from home
14.4%±6.5
VT: 16.9%
27.3%±13.7
VT: 16.9%
11.6%±5.3Lowest
VT: 16.9%
31.9%±15Highest
VT: 16.9%
Granville and Jay are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Jay/Westfield Joint Elementary School District Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 —
High school in town — None in town None in town —
On TownTapestry
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.