What stands out worked out from the figures below

Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).

Troy has the shortest commute (19 min average).

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	Norton	Troy
People
Population	108Lowest	219Highest
Median age	53.8±6.7Lowest 25% above VT	65.3±26.4Highest 52% above VT
	Troy and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	13%±21.1Lowest VT: 17.9%	16.4%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9%
	Troy and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	31.5%±15.8Lowest VT: 21.4%	51.1%±17.2Highest VT: 21.4%
	Troy and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	28.7%Highest VT: 43.8%	9.3%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7%	3.2%±6.3Lowest VT: 7%
	Norton and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	$65,625±$23kLowest 19% below VT	$91,688±$8kHighest 13% above VT
	Troy and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	$200,000±$32kHighest 37% below VT	$187,500±$46kLowest 41% below VT
	Norton and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,769Highest 45% below VT	$2,480Lowest 51% below VT
Below poverty line	13%Lowest VT: 10.1%	13.7%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	100% VT: 73.2%	100% VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT	1970Lowest 6 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	39 minHighest 68% above VT	19 minLowest 19% below VT
Work from home	25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9%	3.7%±5.1Lowest VT: 16.9%
	Norton and Troy 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.