What stands out worked out from the figures below

Bloomfield has the most people working from home (4.6%).

Victory has the oldest population (median age 64.5).

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	Bloomfield	Victory
People
Population	234Highest	53Lowest
Median age	41.9±12Lowest about the VT average	64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT
	Victory and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	27.4%±14.1Highest VT: 17.9%	7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Bloomfield and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	25.2%±8Lowest VT: 21.4%	47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4%
	Victory and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.7%Highest VT: 43.8%	26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0.9%±4.5Highest VT: 7%	0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7%
	Bloomfield and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$54,375±$17k 33% below VT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$190,600±$63k 40% below VT	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,800Highest 44% below VT	$2,500Lowest 50% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	—	0%±100 VT: 48.4%
Below poverty line	2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1%	45.3%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	83.2%Highest VT: 73.2%	71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1981Lowest 5 yrs newer than VT	1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	30 minHighest 28% above VT	27 minLowest 13% above VT
Work from home	4.6%±4.2Highest VT: 16.9%	0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Bloomfield and Victory 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.