Compare towns
Victory vs Fairlee 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).
Fairlee has the shortest commute (24 min average).
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 | Fairlee | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
1,066Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +1.1% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
56.2±8.7 30% above VT |
53.8±6.7Lowest 25% 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%±51Lowest VT: 17.9% |
12.2%±4.2 VT: 17.9% |
13%±21.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Norton 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% |
33.4%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±15.8Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
46.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.3%±3.7Highest VT: 7% |
4.6%±10.7 VT: 7% |
| Fairlee and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $74,760±$10kHighest 8% below VT |
$65,625±$23kLowest 19% below VT |
| Fairlee and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $274,200±$39kHighest 13% below VT |
$200,000±$32kLowest 37% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,083±$242 12% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$5,617Highest 11% above VT |
$2,769 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
89.2%±71.3Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| 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%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.7% VT: 10.1% |
13%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.9% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1972Lowest 4 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
24 minLowest 3% above VT |
39 minHighest 68% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15%±7.9 VT: 16.9% |
25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Norton and Fairlee are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Rivendell Interstate School District | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.