Compare towns
Brandon vs Brookline vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brandon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+4.1%).
Brookline has the most people working from home (20.6%).
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 | Brandon | Brookline | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,120 |
531Lowest |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 50.1±3.1Highest 16% above VT |
45.1±2.7 5% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Brandon and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 19.2%±4.3 VT: 17.9% |
20%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookline and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 22.3%±4.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.1% VT: 43.8% |
41.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.5%±1.7 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Brandon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $64,180±$12kLowest 21% below VT |
$80,833±$16kHighest about the VT average |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
| Brookline and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $227,800±$23k 28% below VT |
$290,700±$37kHighest 8% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,064±$225 14% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,241Lowest 16% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
$4,807 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.7%±15.1Lowest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.2% VT: 10.1% |
6.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 84.3% VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1951Lowest 25 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 24 minLowest about the VT average |
28 minHighest 21% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 9.9%±5.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookline 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 | #69 of 70 in VT | — | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Otter Valley Unified Union School District #53 | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | Otter Valley Union High School | — | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 9.9Lowest |
— | 14.3Highest |
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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.