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Victory vs Ira vs Granby
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 most kids (10.5% under 18).
Granby has the most people working from home (11.1%).
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 | Granby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
381Highest |
67 |
| Median age | 64.5±11.1 50% above VT |
54.1±5.5Lowest 26% above VT |
65.9±6.1Highest 53% above VT |
| Granby and Victory are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 7.5%±51 VT: 17.9% |
10.5%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
3%±39.7Lowest 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%±39.7 VT: 21.4% |
28.9%±3.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
55.2%±29Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Granby and Victory 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% |
10.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
3%±16 VT: 7% |
| Ira and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
$57,083±$51kLowest 30% below VT |
| Ira and Granby 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 |
$151,800±$57kLowest 52% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $942±$52 24% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 50% below VT |
$4,146Highest 18% below VT |
$2,250Lowest 55% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
36.4%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| 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% VT: 10.1% |
7.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1975Lowest 1 yr older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 13% above VT |
28 min 20% above VT |
38 minHighest 60% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2 VT: 16.9% |
11.1%±17.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Granby and Ira 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.