What stands out worked out from the figures below

Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).

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	Kirby	Victory
People
Population	756Highest	53Lowest
Median age	38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT	64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT
Kids under 18	30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9%	7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Kirby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	19.2%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4%	47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4%
	Victory and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	32.4%Highest VT: 43.8%	26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7%	0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7%
	Kirby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$54,792±$21k 33% below VT	—
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$302,900±$63k 4% below VT	—
Rentmedian gross, monthly	$1,250±$326 about the VT average	—
Property taxmedian, yearly	$4,597Highest 9% below VT	$2,500Lowest 50% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	25%±100Highest VT: 48.4%	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%
	Kirby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	21.3%Lowest VT: 10.1%	45.3%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	93.5%Highest VT: 73.2%	71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1985Lowest 9 yrs newer than VT	1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	34 minHighest 43% above VT	27 minLowest 13% above VT
Work from home	20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9%	0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Kirby 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.