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Victory vs Waterville 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 shortest commute (27 min average).
Waterville has the most kids (20.4% 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.

MeasureVictoryWatervilleGranby
People
Population
53Lowest
680Highest
67
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
+1.9%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
64.5±11.1
50% above VT
49.1±8.2Lowest
14% 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%
20.4%±8.2Highest
VT: 17.9%
3%±39.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Waterville 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%
14.4%±3.5Lowest
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%
32.1%Highest
VT: 43.8%
10.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
5.3%±3.3Highest
VT: 7%
3%±16
VT: 7%
Waterville and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$71,250±$27kHighest
12% below VT
$57,083±$51kLowest
30% below VT
Waterville and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$236,300±$15kHighest
25% below VT
$151,800±$57kLowest
52% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,110±$93
10% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,500
50% below VT
$3,957Highest
21% below VT
$2,250Lowest
55% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
44.6%±27.2Highest
VT: 48.4%
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Waterville 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%
4.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
7.5%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
79.9%
VT: 73.2%
90.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1972Lowest
4 yrs older than VT
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
13% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
Work from home
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
8.5%±3
VT: 16.9%
11.1%±17.1Highest
VT: 16.9%
Granby and Waterville are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.