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Victory vs Windham vs Norton
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).
Windham has the most kids (17.5% under 18).
Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Windham | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 53Lowest |
594Highest |
108 |
| Median age | 64.5±11.1Highest 50% above VT |
44.2±7.4Lowest about the VT average |
53.8±6.7 25% above VT |
| Victory and Norton 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% |
17.5%±7.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
13%±21.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Windham and Norton 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% |
23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±15.8 VT: 21.4% |
| Victory and Norton 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% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
28.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±26.7Lowest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
4.6%±10.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Norton and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | — | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$65,625±$23kLowest 19% below VT |
| Windham and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | — | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$200,000±$32kLowest 37% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,500Lowest 50% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$2,769 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Highest VT: 48.4% |
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| Windham 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% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 71.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1974Lowest 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 13% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
39 minHighest 68% above VT |
| Work from home | 0%±52.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Norton and Windham 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.