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Baltimore vs Chester vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Baltimore has the highest household income ($108k).
Chester has the most expensive homes ($233k median).
Springfield has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
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 | Baltimore | Chester | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 361Lowest |
2,992 |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -4.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 51.2±10.3Highest 19% above VT |
49.7±4.7 15% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Baltimore and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 8.9%±6.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
14.1%±4.7 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 14.7%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.8%±7.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Chester and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.5% VT: 43.8% |
33.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±2.7Lowest VT: 7% |
5.1%±4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Chester and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $107,500±$16kHighest 32% above VT |
$62,125±$8kLowest 23% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $219,400±$27k 31% below VT |
$232,900±$44kHighest 26% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Chester and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $960±$44Lowest 22% below VT |
$963±$100Highest 22% below VT |
| Springfield and Chester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,329 14% below VT |
$4,262Lowest 15% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 26.7%±100 VT: 48.4% |
11.5%±12.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 1.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 85.8% VT: 73.2% |
86.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1972 4 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 11% below VT |
28 minHighest 18% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.8%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
14%±6.9 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Chester 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 | — | #49 of 70 in VT | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Green Mountain Unified School District #77 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | — | Green Mountain Union High School | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 8.7Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.