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Victory vs Berlin vs Granby

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).
Berlin has the most kids (16.6% under 18).
Granby has the most homeowners (90.2%).

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.

MeasureVictoryBerlinGranby
People
Population
53Lowest
2,880Highest
67
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-1.3%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
64.5±11.1
50% above VT
50.6±2.4Lowest
17% above VT
65.9±6.1Highest
53% above VT
Granby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
7.5%±51
VT: 17.9%
16.6%±4.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
3%±39.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Berlin and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
47.2%±39.7
VT: 21.4%
26.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 21.4%
55.2%±29Highest
VT: 21.4%
Granby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26.5%
VT: 43.8%
28.5%Highest
VT: 43.8%
10.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
3.9%±2.9Highest
VT: 7%
3%±16
VT: 7%
Berlin and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$86,691±$21kHighest
7% above VT
$57,083±$51kLowest
30% below VT
Berlin and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$273,600±$31kHighest
14% below VT
$151,800±$57kLowest
52% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,169±$171
5% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,500
50% below VT
$4,418Highest
12% below VT
$2,250Lowest
55% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
41%±19.9Highest
VT: 48.4%
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Berlin 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%
10.9%
VT: 10.1%
7.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
87.9%
VT: 73.2%
90.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1979
3 yrs newer than VT
1978Lowest
2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
13% above VT
21 minLowest
10% below VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
Work from home
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
11.7%±3.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.1%±17.1
VT: 16.9%
Berlin and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #16 of 70 in VT —
School district — Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.