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Addison vs Springfield vs Bridport
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Addison has the highest household income ($107k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Bridport has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Addison | Springfield | Bridport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,175Lowest |
9,084Highest |
1,235 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -0.4% VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.1±7.6Highest 23% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
49.5±7.3 15% above VT |
| Addison and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±5.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 27.1%±1.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
24.3%±3.1 VT: 21.4% |
| Addison and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 40.2%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.4%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.9%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
| Addison and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $106,667±$7kHighest 31% above VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
$83,214±$18k about the VT average |
| Addison and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $362,200±$23k 14% above VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$367,200±$35kHighest 16% above VT |
| Bridport and Addison are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $2,019±$461Highest 64% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,184±$103 4% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,831Highest 16% above VT |
$4,807Lowest 5% below VT |
$5,519 10% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.9%±62.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.8%±51.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Bridport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 4.5% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
4.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 89.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.1% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 18% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
27 minLowest 15% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±5.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.7%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Bridport 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 | — | #64 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 |
| High school in town | — | Springfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.