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Berlin vs Huron vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the most kids (21.5% under 18).
Huron has the highest household income ($90k).
Springfield has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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 | Berlin | Huron | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,960Lowest |
2,240 |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.8% U.S.: +7.4% |
-11.6%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.3%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±5.3 6% above U.S. |
39.2±3.8Lowest about the U.S. average |
43.2±3.7Highest 11% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.5%±5.2Highest U.S.: 22% |
19.9%±4.6 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Berlin and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17.1%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
21.1%±2.8 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Springfield and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 24.6% U.S.: 35.7% |
26%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.1%±2.6Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.8%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Berlin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $80,313±$25k about the U.S. average |
$90,000±$10kHighest 11% above U.S. |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below U.S. |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $214,600±$22k 35% below U.S. |
$233,000±$21kHighest 30% below U.S. |
$192,400±$20kLowest 42% below U.S. |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,160±$309 18% below U.S. |
$1,233±$778Highest 13% below U.S. |
$963±$100Lowest 32% below U.S. |
| Huron and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,518Lowest 13% above U.S. |
$4,145 33% above U.S. |
$4,807Highest 54% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 19.7%±17.9Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
57.7%±50.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.6%±15.6 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Huron and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
24.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80% U.S.: 65.2% |
83%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1964Highest 16 yrs older than U.S. |
1960 20 yrs older than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 33 minHighest 25% above U.S. |
28 min 5% above U.S. |
27 minLowest 3% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 12.9%±7.2 U.S.: 15.1% |
8%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±5.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Springfield and Berlin 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 | BERLIN CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | BERLIN MIDDLE SCHOOL/HIGH SCHOOL | — | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 8.0Lowest |
— | 14.3Highest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
U.S. 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.