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Berlin vs Newark vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
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 | Newark | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,880 |
727Lowest |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.5% VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| 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 | $86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
| Berlin and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $273,600±$31kHighest 14% below VT |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Berlin and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,418 12% below VT |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 10.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 21 minLowest 10% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Newark 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | None in town | None in town | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | 14.3 |
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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.