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Braintree vs Roxbury vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Braintree has the oldest population (median age 58.4).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
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 | Braintree | Roxbury | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,026 |
942Lowest |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.1% VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
| Kids under 18 | 12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 30.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.8%±1.3Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Roxbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
| Braintree and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$242,600±$55kHighest 23% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Roxbury and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$950±$495 23% below VT |
$963±$100Highest 22% below VT |
| Springfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 11.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 11% above VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and Springfield 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 | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school 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.