Compare towns
Victory vs Sheldon vs Lemington
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 oldest population (median age 64.5).
Sheldon has the youngest population (median age 40.9).
Lemington has the most people working from home (22.2%).
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.
| Measure | Victory | Sheldon | Lemington |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
2,267Highest |
108 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -2.5% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
40.9±3.5Lowest 5% below VT |
53.8±22.6 25% above VT |
| Victory and Lemington 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% |
23.7%±3.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.4%±21.8 VT: 17.9% |
| Sheldon and Lemington 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% |
12.6%±2.3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
35.2%±23.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Lemington 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% |
14.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
2%±1.3Highest VT: 7% |
0.9%±9.7 VT: 7% |
| Sheldon and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $78,533±$25kHighest 3% below VT |
$55,000±$42kLowest 32% below VT |
| Sheldon and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $272,400±$61kHighest 14% below VT |
$138,400±$14kLowest 56% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,286±$379 4% above VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500 50% below VT |
$3,578Highest 29% below VT |
$2,365Lowest 53% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
0%±27 VT: 48.4% |
0%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Below poverty line | 45.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.1% VT: 10.1% |
1.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89% VT: 73.2% |
94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1984 8 yrs newer than VT |
1967Lowest 9 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 13% above VT |
25 minLowest 7% above VT |
37 minHighest 57% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
22.2%±12.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Lemington and Sheldon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Northern Mountain Valley Unified Union School District #85 | — |
| 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.