Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 69, settled in 1858.
74% of the land in Victory is conserved, above both Vermont’s towns (14%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Victory State Forest, at 14,028 acres with 18.9 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Victory has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 6 in 1810, a peak of 564 in 1890, 70 in 2020. The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1951 on.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Victory, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Victory.
The trail network density for Victory comes to 1.1 miles per square mile, above both the Vermont town median (0.6) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Across 3 parks and preserves: 45 miles of trail. Parks and preserves in the town: 3, covering 19,441 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Victory State Forest | 18.9 mi | 14,028 |
| 2. Victory Basin Wildlife Management Area | 4.1 mi | 5,408 |
| 3. Darling State Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Among 72 Vermont towns, just 5 have a lower peak summer temperature than Victory.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
No town among the 72 in Vermont we compare has a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Victory. Among adults in the town, 23% say their health is fair or poor. Only 3 of the 72 Vermont towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Victory. Against the Vermont average, Victory comes out ahead on 1 CDC measures out of 31, and behind on 16.
| Victory | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 13% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 32% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 12% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Victory | VT |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 81% | 76.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.2% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Of the losses FEMA expects in Victory, 68% come from inland flooding and 15% from cold waves. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Victory after 2 declared disasters, most recently in 2024.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Victory. Close and well known come first.
Big draw32 mi MountainMount Washington
18 mi LakeLake Willoughby
34 mi TheatreHaskell Free Library and Opera House
27 mi Ski areaCannon Mountain104 runs · 2,201 ft vertical
5 mi Ski areaBurke Mountain Resort61 runs · 1,990 ft vertical
38 mi National forestWhite Mountain National ForestMount Washington: wwoods, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Lake Willoughby: King of Hearts, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Haskell Free Library and Opera House: Thomsonmg2000, CC0 · Cannon Mountain: Mikespenard at English Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Burke Mountain Resort: Patrick McCaffrey, CC BY-SA 3.0 · White Mountain National Forest: Ken Gallager at English Wikipedia, Public domain
None within 15 miles of Victory; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Victory residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
74.4% of the town is conserved land, across 3 parks and preserves.
Town in Vermont, United States
Victory is a town in Essex County, Vermont, United States. The population was 70 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Berlin, NH –VT Micropolitan Statistical Area. Victory was, along with neighboring Granby, one of the last two towns in Vermont to be linked to the electric grid, in 1963.
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Victory has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
