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Victory vs Belvidere vs Lemington
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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Belvidere has the youngest population (median age 40.7).
Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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 | Belvidere | Lemington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
422Highest |
108 |
| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
40.7±6.5Lowest 6% below VT |
53.8±22.6 25% above VT |
| Victory and Lemington 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% |
22%±4Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±21.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Belvidere and Lemington 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% |
8.8%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
35.2%±23.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Lemington 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% |
35.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
1.4%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±9.7 VT: 7% |
| Belvidere and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $81,563±$18kHighest about the VT average |
$55,000±$42kLowest 32% below VT |
| Belvidere and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $239,200±$51kHighest 24% below VT |
$138,400±$14kLowest 56% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,542±$1k 25% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 50% below VT |
$3,908Highest 22% below VT |
$2,365Lowest 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
66.7%±53.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Belvidere 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% |
5.5% VT: 10.1% |
1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.1% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986 10 yrs newer than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 13% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
37 min 57% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±7.6 VT: 16.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Lemington and Belvidere 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.