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Bennington vs North Bennington vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bennington has the most renters (41.6% rent).
North Bennington has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.4%).
Springfield has the most homeowners (67.7%).
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 | Bennington | North Bennington | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 15,249Highest |
1,336Lowest |
9,084 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.7% VT: +2.8% |
+4.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.7±2.3Highest 4% above VT |
43.9±10 about the VT average |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Bennington and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.7%±2.3 VT: 17.9% |
10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.2%±2.8 VT: 21.4% |
31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| North Bennington and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.9% VT: 43.8% |
41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 5.8%±1.6 VT: 7% |
21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,446±$7kLowest 27% below VT |
$68,571±$10kHighest 16% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
| North Bennington and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $213,300±$15k 33% below VT |
$313,000±$40kHighest about the VT average |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,133±$63 8% below VT |
$1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
| North Bennington and Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,513Lowest 10% below VT |
$5,590Highest 11% above VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 68.8%±14.1Highest VT: 48.4% |
53.7%±26.9 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bennington and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.2% VT: 10.1% |
7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 58.4%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
61.4% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1961Highest 15 yrs older than VT |
1957Lowest 19 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 minLowest 27% below VT |
18 min 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±4.4Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.3%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| North Bennington and Bennington 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 | #58 of 70 in VT | — | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Southwest Tech · Southwest Vermont Union Elementary School District #87 | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | Mt. Anthony Senior Union High School | — | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.7Highest |
— | 14.3Lowest |
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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.