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Victory vs Westminster 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).
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% 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.

MeasureVictoryWestminsterGranby
People
Population
53Lowest
497Highest
67
Median age
64.5±11.1
50% above VT
43.3±11.5Lowest
about the VT average
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%
28.4%±7.1Highest
VT: 17.9%
3%±39.7Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Westminster 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%
19.7%±11.4Lowest
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%
45.4%Highest
VT: 43.8%
10.5%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
2.2%±3.5
VT: 7%
3%±16Highest
VT: 7%
Granby and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$81,000±$22kHighest
about the VT average
$57,083±$51kLowest
30% below VT
Westminster and Granby are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$313,600±$39kHighest
about the VT average
$151,800±$57kLowest
52% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$749±$315
39% below VT
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,500
50% below VT
$4,480Highest
11% below VT
$2,250Lowest
55% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
6.1%±43.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
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Westminster 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%
2.2%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
7.5%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
80.1%
VT: 73.2%
90.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1978
2 yrs newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 minLowest
13% above VT
30 min
26% above VT
38 minHighest
60% above VT
Work from home
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
23.1%±15.9Highest
VT: 16.9%
11.1%±17.1
VT: 16.9%
Westminster 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 — #53 of 70 in VT —
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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.