1940 Census Enumeration District Descriptions - New York - Cayuga County - ED 6-82, ED 6-83, 1850
Victory’s story
201 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1850.
- 1825Victory is settled
VictoryNY
Population
1,688
2025 Census estimate · +2.2% since 2020
Median home value
$165K
Census ACS
Household income
$71K
median
Median age
31.0
years
Jobs based here
45
A commuter town
Is Victory a good place to live?
The best of Victory’s subject grades is a B+ for history; the weakest is a D− for walkability. 35% of residents are under 18 in Victory, above both New York’s towns (20%) and U.S. towns (22%). Only 44 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on walkability. Only 87 of New York’s 1,216 towns score lower on the outdoors. The biggest park or preserve is Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area, at 80 acres. Victory has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Victory stand out
Where Victory beats most towns.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Victory for work
Where Victory’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
45jobs based in Victory
3%of working residents work in town
22 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
How Victory grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New York), ordered by how far Victory is from typical.
WalkabilityEPA walkability 2.5 of 20; 2.6% of households have no car; 0.5% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthOswego Hospital 15.8 miles awayCOpen →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 34% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listB+Open →Jobs & income$71K median household income; 45 jobs based hereC+Open →SchoolsBehind 58% of New York districts on tests and graduationC+Open →Cost of livingTypical home $165K, 2.4 years of the Auburn area’s $68K median household incomeB−Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Outdoors3 miles of trails; 0% conserved landC−Open →History3 notable people born hereB+Open →Civic life3 community nonprofits per 1,000 residentsCOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
The full setup list →Moving to Victory: who provides what
Who provides power, water and the rest in Victory, and how to reach them.
PowerRochester Gas & Electric22.0¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers54% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & dumpNot on file yetWe don’t have Victory’s trash rules yet
SchoolsRed Creek Central School DistrictCato-Meridian Central School District2 districts serve Victory; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New York you can register online until 10 days before Election Day, in person until 10 days before Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before and received 10 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereCayuga County Board of ElectionsCayuga County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Sep 2025
ZIP codes13143, 13033, 1311113143 40% · 13033 37% · 13111 23%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Victory.
Work & commuteJobs & income grade C+
Victory has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Victory for work: only 3% work in town. At 35 minutes, Victory’s average trip to work is where New York’s towns sit at 25 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. 6.3% of residents live below the poverty line in Victory.
3%work in town
| Victory | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 35 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 10% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 6.3% | 9.5% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $71,000 | $82,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Victory3%
Syracuse8%
Wolcott7%
Ira4%
Auburn4%
22 mi
median commute distance
45
jobs based in Victory
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 5% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthC
On CDC estimates, Victory is less healthy than 74% of U.S. towns
Victory beats the New York average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 15. 18% of Victory adults smoke cigarettes.
26%healthier than U.S. townsCHealth Grade
| Victory | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 25% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 17% |
32 measures vs. New York
0 better17 too close to call15 worse
| What stands out | Victory | NY |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 18% | 11.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 18% | 12.8% |
Oswego Hospital
15.8 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: primary care
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
Victory has snowy winters and pleasant summers
Victory has chilly, snowy winters and pleasant summers. Victory’s July high is 81°F.
159″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter19–34°
Spring35–54°
Summer59–79°
Fall42–60°
Oct 16
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B+
Inland flooding leads a low hazard risk in Victory
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 66% of U.S. communities.
34risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland flooding
2
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsC−
0.5% of Victory is conserved land
2.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The trail density in Victory is 0.1 miles per square mile.
0.5%conserved
| Victory | New York towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 5.2% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.1 miles per square mile | 0.4 | 0.4 |
0.5%
conserved · 110 of 21,916 acres
2.5 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area | — | 80 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 51 attractions →JMA Wireless Dome and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Victory. Close and well known come first.
29 mi Stadium & arenaJMA Wireless Dome
36 mi LakeCayuga Lake
24 mi LakeOnondaga Lake
33 mi MountainCumorah
19 mi LandmarkFort Ontario
28 mi Stadium & arenaOncenter War Memorial ArenaSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
JMA Wireless Dome: Jimhoward03, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cayuga Lake: The original uploader was Cornellrockey at English Wikipedia. Later versions we, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Onondaga Lake: R. A. Nonenmacher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Cumorah: Hillcumorahpageantstage.jpg: la salebete derivative work: Eustress (talk), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Fort Ontario: Ad Meskens, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Oncenter War Memorial Arena: Crazyale, Public domain
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Keep exploring
Everything we know about Victory
19pages on Victory
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Victory; the nearest are
State University of New York at OswegoUniversity or college · Public · Oswego17.7 mi$8,825 in-state tuitionCayuga County Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Auburn19.2 mi$7,056 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Victory residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across New York.
Famous people from Victory
3 notable people were born in Victory.
About Victory
Town in New York, United States
Victory is a town in Cayuga County, New York, United States. The population was 1,660 at the 2010 census. The name celebrates the political victory in forming the town. It is in the northwestern part of the county and north of Auburn.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 35 sq mi
- Elevation
- 431 ft
Victory’s neighbors
5 towns share a border with Victory.
WolcottConquestIraSterlingButlerVictory
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NY rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victory | — | — | B− | — | C+ | C |
| Wolcott | #528 | C | A | — | C | C− |
| Conquest | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C− |
| Ira | — | — | B+ | — | B− | C+ |
| Sterling | #472 | C+ | A− | — | C− | C+ |
| Butler | — | — | A | — | C | C− |
Victory, Conquest, Ira and Butler have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Victory, Wolcott, Conquest, Ira, Sterling and Butler report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Victory with a neighbor →
Questions about Victory
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Victory, NY expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
What is Victory, NY known for?
3 notable people were born here, including George W. Thompson and Oscar Bartlett.