What stands out worked out from the figures below

Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).

Ira has the most people working from home (2.3%).

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	Ira
People
Population	53Lowest	381Highest
Median age	64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT	54.1±5.5Lowest 26% above VT
	Victory and Ira 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%	10.5%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9%
	Ira and Victory 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%	28.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Victory and Ira 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%	37.1%Highest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7%	3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7%
	Ira and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$71,827±$5k 12% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$272,900±$18k 14% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly	—	$942±$52 24% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,500Lowest 50% below VT	$4,146Highest 18% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4%	36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4%
	Ira 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%	14.4%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%	90.7%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT	1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minLowest 13% above VT	28 minHighest 20% above VT
Work from home	0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	2.3%±2.2Highest VT: 16.9%
	Ira 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.