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Victory vs Vershire vs Kirby
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).
Kirby has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Vershire | Kirby |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
842Highest |
756 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -7.9% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
45.7±9.3 6% above VT |
38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
| Victory and Vershire 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% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 47.2%±39.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5 VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 26.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
31.8% VT: 43.8% |
32.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
4.6%±3.1 VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $71,618±$12kHighest 12% below VT |
$54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
| Vershire and Kirby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $209,100±$55kLowest 34% below VT |
$302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
| Kirby and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $1,117±$80Lowest 9% below VT |
$1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
| Kirby and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$4,640Highest 8% below VT |
$4,597 9% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
25%±100 VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Kirby 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
21.3% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
81.5% VT: 73.2% |
93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1985Lowest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1985Lowest 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 13% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
34 minHighest 43% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby and Vershire 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.