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Baltimore vs Springfield vs Westmore

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 shortest commute (21 min average).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Westmore has the most expensive homes ($330k median).

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.

MeasureBaltimoreSpringfieldWestmore
People
Population
361Lowest
9,084Highest
465
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census —
-3.3%
VT: +2.8%
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Median age
51.2±10.3
19% above VT
43.2±3.7Lowest
about the VT average
51.5±11.5Highest
19% above VT
Westmore and Baltimore 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%
18.6%±3.4
VT: 17.9%
21.5%±6.9Highest
VT: 17.9%
Westmore and Springfield 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%
23.6%±3.7
VT: 21.4%
28%±3.8Highest
VT: 21.4%
Westmore 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%
23.3%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
32.2%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
2.2%±2.7Lowest
VT: 7%
2.3%±1.4
VT: 7%
2.4%±2.1Highest
VT: 7%
Westmore 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
$66,571±$13kLowest
18% below VT
$87,188±$11k
7% above VT
Baltimore and Westmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$219,400±$27k
31% below VT
$192,400±$20kLowest
39% below VT
$330,000±$137kHighest
4% above VT
Westmore and Baltimore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly —
$963±$100Lowest
22% below VT
$1,050±$820Highest
15% below VT
Westmore and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,329Lowest
14% below VT
$4,807
5% below VT
$5,357Highest
6% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
26.7%±100Lowest
VT: 48.4%
49.6%±15.6Highest
VT: 48.4%
35%±94.2
VT: 48.4%
Springfield and Westmore 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%
14.8%Highest
VT: 10.1%
11.6%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
85.8%
VT: 73.2%
67.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
88.2%Highest
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
1958Lowest
18 yrs older than VT
1977Highest
1 yr newer than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
21 minLowest
11% below VT
27 min
16% above VT
35 minHighest
49% above VT
Work from home
9.8%±4.4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
15.1%±5.5Highest
VT: 16.9%
14%±5.6
VT: 16.9%
Springfield and Westmore 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 —
High school in town — Springfield High School —
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.