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Victory vs Bloomfield 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 oldest population (median age 64.5).
Bloomfield has the most kids (27.4% 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.

MeasureVictoryBloomfieldNorton
People
Population
53Lowest
234Highest
108
Median age
64.5±11.1Highest
50% above VT
41.9±12Lowest
about the VT average
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%
27.4%±14.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
13%±21.1
VT: 17.9%
Bloomfield 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%
25.2%±8Lowest
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%
32.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
28.7%
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
0.9%±4.5
VT: 7%
4.6%±10.7Highest
VT: 7%
Norton and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$54,375±$17kLowest
33% below VT
$65,625±$23kHighest
19% below VT
Norton and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$190,600±$63kLowest
40% below VT
$200,000±$32kHighest
37% below VT
Norton and Bloomfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,500Lowest
50% below VT
$2,800Highest
44% below VT
$2,769
45% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100
VT: 48.4%
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Below poverty line
45.3%Highest
VT: 10.1%
2.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
13%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
83.2%
VT: 73.2%
100%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1981
5 yrs newer than VT
1974Lowest
2 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
13% above VT
30 min
28% above VT
39 minHighest
68% above VT
Work from home
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
4.6%±4.2
VT: 16.9%
25.5%±18Highest
VT: 16.9%
Norton and Bloomfield 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.