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Victory vs Whiting 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).
Whiting has the youngest population (median age 39.6).
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.

MeasureVictoryWhitingLemington
People
Population
53Lowest
532Highest
108
Median age
64.5±11.1Highest
50% above VT
39.6±2.7Lowest
8% 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%
23.5%±6.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
19.4%±21.8
VT: 17.9%
Whiting 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%
13%±5.1Lowest
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%
25.9%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
31.3%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0%±26.7Lowest
VT: 7%
6.2%±4Highest
VT: 7%
0.9%±9.7
VT: 7%
Whiting and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian —
$91,250±$38kHighest
12% above VT
$55,000±$42kLowest
32% below VT
Whiting and Lemington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied —
$280,400±$36kHighest
11% below VT
$138,400±$14kLowest
56% below VT
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$1,204±$519
about the VT average
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Property taxmedian, yearly
$2,500
50% below VT
$4,227Highest
16% below VT
$2,365Lowest
53% below VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
58.3%±37.3Highest
VT: 48.4%
0%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Whiting 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%
11.5%
VT: 10.1%
1.9%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
71.4%
VT: 73.2%
65.4%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
94.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1986Highest
10 yrs newer than VT
1975
1 yr older than VT
1967Lowest
9 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
27 min
13% above VT
22 minLowest
7% below VT
37 minHighest
57% above VT
Work from home
0%±52.6Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10%±5.4
VT: 16.9%
22.2%±12.8Highest
VT: 16.9%
Lemington and Whiting are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 —
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.