What stands out worked out from the figures below

Upton has the most people working from home (13%).

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.

Raising kidsAffordabilityOwning a homeShort commuteWorking from homeYounger crowdSettled, older crowdGrowing town

Measure	Upton	Victory
People
Population	91Highest	53Lowest
Median age	70.4±0.4Highest 81% above U.S.	64.5±11.1Lowest 66% above U.S.
	Upton and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	0%±34.2Lowest U.S.: 22%	7.5%±51Highest U.S.: 22%
	Victory and Upton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+	80.2%±49.6Highest U.S.: 17.2%	47.2%±39.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2%
	Upton and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	14.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7%	26.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	1.1%±12.5Highest U.S.: 6.4%	0%±26.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4%
	Upton and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Property taxmedian, yearly	$731Lowest 77% below U.S.	$2,500Highest 20% below U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 U.S.: 51.1%	0%±100 U.S.: 51.1%
Below poverty line	0%Lowest U.S.: 12.5%	45.3%Highest U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	95.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2%	71.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1979Lowest 1 yr older than U.S.	1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	24 minLowest 9% below U.S.	27 minHighest about the U.S. average
Work from home	13%±12Highest U.S.: 15.1%	0%±52.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1%
	Upton and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
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U.S. 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.