What stands out worked out from the figures below

Windham has the highest household income ($95k).

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.

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

Measure	Windham	Granville
People
Population	594Highest	414Lowest
Median age	44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average	44.8±7.7Highest 4% above VT
	Granville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9%	19.1%±5.8Highest VT: 17.9%
	Granville and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	23.2%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4%	18.4%±4.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Windham and Granville 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%	30.6%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7%	3.4%±3.1Highest VT: 7%
	Granville 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	$60,500±$21kLowest 25% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT	$233,300±$40kLowest 26% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,163±$184 6% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$5,951Highest 18% above VT	$2,914Lowest 42% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4%	34.8%±70.3Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Windham and Granville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	9.9%Highest VT: 10.1%	6%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	82.9%Lowest VT: 73.2%	87.4%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT	1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 14% above VT	34 minHighest 44% above VT
Work from home	20.5%±5.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	31.9%±15Highest VT: 16.9%
	Granville and Windham 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.