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Victory vs Northfield 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).
Northfield has the most kids (14.6% under 18).
Granby has the most homeowners (90.2%).

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.

MeasureVictoryNorthfieldGranby
People
Population
53Lowest
5,920Highest
67
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-4.7%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
64.5±11.1
50% above VT
36.4±4.1Lowest
16% below 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%
14.6%±3.7Highest
VT: 17.9%
3%±39.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Northfield 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%
20%±3.8Lowest
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%
34.6%Highest
VT: 43.8%
10.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
15.1%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
3%±16
VT: 7%
Northfield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$71,768±$13kHighest
12% below VT
$57,083±$51kLowest
30% below VT
Northfield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$274,400±$21kHighest
13% below VT
$151,800±$57kLowest
52% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,018±$207
18% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,500
50% below VT
$4,878Highest
3% below VT
$2,250Lowest
55% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
63.3%±17.7Highest
VT: 48.4%
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Northfield 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%
12.5%
VT: 10.1%
7.5%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
73.5%
VT: 73.2%
90.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1956Lowest
20 yrs older than VT
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
13% above VT
27 min
16% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
Work from home
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
12.1%±4.3Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.1%±17.1
VT: 16.9%
Northfield and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — #42 of 70 in VT —
School district — Paine Mountain Union School District #68 —
High school in town — Northfield Middle/High School —
Students per teacherat that high school —
10.0
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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.