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Granby vs Northfield vs Victory

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Granby has the most homeowners (90.2%).
Northfield has the most kids (14.6% under 18).
Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).

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.

MeasureGranbyNorthfieldVictory
People
Population
67
5,920Highest
53Lowest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-4.7%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
65.9±6.1Highest
53% above VT
36.4±4.1Lowest
16% below 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
3%±39.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
14.6%±3.7Highest
VT: 17.9%
7.5%±51
VT: 17.9%
Northfield and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
55.2%±29Highest
VT: 21.4%
20%±3.8Lowest
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+
10.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
34.6%Highest
VT: 43.8%
26.5%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
3%±16
VT: 7%
15.1%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
Northfield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$57,083±$51kLowest
30% below VT
$71,768±$13kHighest
12% below VT
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Northfield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$151,800±$57kLowest
52% below VT
$274,400±$21kHighest
13% below VT
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Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,018±$207
18% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,250Lowest
55% below VT
$4,878Highest
3% below VT
$2,500
50% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent —
63.3%±17.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Northfield and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
7.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
12.5%
VT: 10.1%
45.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
90.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
73.5%
VT: 73.2%
71.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
1956Lowest
20 yrs older than VT
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
38 minHighest
60% above VT
27 min
16% above VT
27 minLowest
13% above VT
Work from home
11.1%±17.1
VT: 16.9%
12.1%±4.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
Northfield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #42 of 70 in VT —
School district — Paine Mountain Union School District #68 —
High school in town — Northfield Middle/High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.0
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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.