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Victory vs Addison vs Norton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).
Addison has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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.
| Measure | Victory | Addison | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
1,175Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
53.1±7.6Lowest 23% above VT |
53.8±6.7 25% above VT |
| Victory and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
13%±21.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Addison and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±1.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±15.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
4.6%±10.7 VT: 7% |
| Addison and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$65,625±$23kLowest 19% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $362,200±$23kHighest 14% above VT |
$200,000±$32kLowest 37% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $2,019±$461 64% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$2,769 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.9%±62.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Addison and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.2% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 13% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
39 minHighest 68% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±5.4 VT: 16.9% |
25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Norton and Addison 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.