Town file
Grafton, Vermont
Grafton, Vermont (Windham County, Vermont) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 642, "The Murder Blame Game" (24 October 2025). Grafton is a small town in Windham County, southern Vermont, with a permanent population of 587 and a median household income of $68,125, about the national average.
- Town
- Grafton
- County
- Windham County
- State
- Vermont
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 642
- Approximate location
- 43.171, -72.609
Episode 642 / 24 October 2025 / 74 min / express
The Murder Blame Game
"This is Grafton, Vermont... in Windham County, area code 802." about 0:03:47
The case: Murders of Greg Enus and Colleen Davis (June 2002). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 587
- Median household income
- $68,125
- Median home value
- $395,800
History, in brief
- In the early 1800s sheep raising became popular and wool mills sprang up along the rivers. about 0:04:48
- Soapstone was quarried near Bear Mountain. about 0:04:59
- The Grafton Inn, formerly the old Tavern Inn, was founded in 1801 and remains one of the oldest continually operating hotels in the United States. about 0:05:26
- Before the Civil War the town had about 1,500 people. about 0:05:37
- The town's able-bodied men who went to the Civil War were wiped out at once, and local cemeteries hold many tombstones of Gettysburg casualties. about 0:05:58
- The soapstone quarry was depleted and closed in the late 1800s. about 0:06:22
- Around the time of the Great Depression the town's population was less than 400, and tourism later brought it back. about 0:06:27
The reviews read out
5 stars
"A beautiful town where they make you feel welcome, with a community garden and trails for hiking, skiing and snowmobiling; a child's paradise."about 0:06:31
4 stars
"A small town with a tight knit community, but there is little in terms of jobs besides the inn."about 0:07:22
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Townshend, Vermont8.9 miles
- Newfane, Vermont13 miles
- Lempster, New Hampshire22 miles
- Rutland, Vermont36 miles
- Greenfield, Massachusetts38 miles
- North Adams, Massachusetts43 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.