What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the most kids (17.5% under 18).

Granby has the most affordable homes ($152k 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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Windham	Granby
People
Population	594Highest	67Lowest
Median age	44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average	65.9±6.1Highest 53% above VT
Kids under 18	17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9%	3%±39.7Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Windham and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4%	55.2%±29Highest VT: 21.4%
	Granby and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	48.1%Highest VT: 43.8%	10.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%	3%±16Highest VT: 7%
	Granby and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT	$57,083±$51kLowest 30% below VT
	Windham and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT	$151,800±$57kLowest 52% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,951Highest 18% above VT	$2,250Lowest 55% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.2%±94 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	9.9%Highest VT: 10.1%	7.5%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	90.2%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT	1978Lowest 2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 14% above VT	38 minHighest 60% above VT
Work from home	20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9%	11.1%±17.1Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Windham and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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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.