What stands out worked out from the figures below

Victory has the most kids (7.5% under 18).

Fairlee has the most people working from home (23.5%).

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.

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

Measure	Victory	Fairlee
People
Population	53Lowest	54Highest
Median age	64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT	63.5±7.6Lowest 47% above VT
	Victory and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18	7.5%±51Highest VT: 17.9%	0%±52.4Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Victory and Fairlee 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%	37%±54.9Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Victory and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+	26.5%Highest VT: 43.8%	11.1%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±26.7 VT: 7%	0%±26.2 VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$21,071±$13k 74% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$277,500±$28k 12% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$1,057±$620 14% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,500Lowest 50% below VT	$3,750Highest 26% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	100%±55.5Highest VT: 48.4%
	Fairlee and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line	45.3%Lowest VT: 10.1%	50%Highest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.4%Highest VT: 73.2%	57.5%Lowest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT	1942Lowest 34 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 min 13% above VT	—
Work from home	0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	23.5%±30.4Highest VT: 16.9%
	Fairlee and Victory 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.