What stands out worked out from the figures below

Victory has the most renters (28.6% rent).

Jacksonville has the most people working from home (8.2%).

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	Jacksonville
People
Population	53Lowest	106Highest
Median age	64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT	50.6±12.1Lowest 17% above VT
	Victory and Jacksonville 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%	6.6%±26.1Lowest VT: 17.9%
	Victory and Jacksonville 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%	25.5%±23.3Lowest VT: 21.4%
	Victory and Jacksonville 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%	19.2%Lowest VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents	0%±26.7 VT: 7%	0%±13.3 VT: 7%
Cost of living
Household incomemedian	—	$83,281±$30k about the VT average
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied	—	$223,400±$61k 29% below VT
Property taxmedian, yearly	$2,500Lowest 50% below VT	$3,795Highest 25% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent	0%±100 VT: 48.4%	—
Below poverty line	45.3%Highest VT: 10.1%	3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes	71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2%	100%Highest VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year	1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT	1950Lowest 26 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way	27 minHighest 13% above VT	24 minLowest about the VT average
Work from home	0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9%	8.2%±10.3Highest VT: 16.9%
	Jacksonville 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.