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Fairlee vs Granby vs Victory
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Fairlee has the most people working from home (23.5%).
Granby has the most homeowners (90.2%).
Victory has the most kids (7.5% under 18).
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.
| Measure | Fairlee | Granby | Victory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 54 |
67Highest |
53Lowest |
| Median age | 63.5±7.6Lowest 47% above VT |
65.9±6.1Highest 53% above VT |
64.5±11.1 50% above VT |
| Granby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
3%±39.7 VT: 17.9% |
7.5%±51Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Victory and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37%±54.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
55.2%±29Highest VT: 21.4% |
47.2%±39.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Granby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 11.1% VT: 43.8% |
10.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
26.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.2Lowest VT: 7% |
3%±16Highest VT: 7% |
0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
| Granby and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $21,071±$13kLowest 74% below VT |
$57,083±$51kHighest 30% below VT |
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| Granby and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $277,500±$28kHighest 12% below VT |
$151,800±$57kLowest 52% below VT |
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| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,057±$620 14% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,750Highest 26% below VT |
$2,250Lowest 55% below VT |
$2,500 50% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
— | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Fairlee and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 50%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
45.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
71.4% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | — | 38 minHighest 60% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.5%±30.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.1%±17.1 VT: 16.9% |
0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Fairlee 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.