Compare towns
Victory vs Ira vs Concord
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).
Ira has the oldest housing (typical home built 1975).
Concord has the most people working from home (8.7%).
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 | Ira | Concord |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
381 |
1,145Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | — | -7.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
54.1±5.5 26% above VT |
49.8±6.6Lowest 16% 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%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
15.9%±3.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Concord and Ira 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%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
27.1%±4Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
37.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.2%±2.1 VT: 7% |
| Ira and Concord are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $71,827±$5kLowest 12% below VT |
$73,304±$9kHighest 10% below VT |
| Concord and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
$159,300±$8kLowest 50% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,111±$29Highest 10% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$4,146Highest 18% below VT |
$3,026 40% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
43.3%±82.4Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Concord and Ira 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% VT: 10.1% |
13.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7% VT: 73.2% |
93.6%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1977 1 yr newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
28 minHighest 20% above VT |
27 minLowest 13% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2 VT: 16.9% |
8.7%±4.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Concord and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | — | — | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.