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Brookfield vs Roxbury 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
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Springfield has the most expensive homes ($384k median).
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 | Brookfield | Roxbury | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486Highest |
942Lowest |
1,122 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7% U.S.: +7.4% |
-1.9%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 47±5.9 21% above U.S. |
35.6±11.7Lowest 8% below U.S. |
51.4±8.8Highest 32% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1 U.S.: 22% |
30.6%±5Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
29.9%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
36.4% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.8%±2.3 U.S.: 6.4% |
0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brookfield and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23k 22% above U.S. |
$73,214±$22kLowest 9% below U.S. |
$100,893±$19kHighest 25% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15k about the U.S. average |
$242,600±$55kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$384,100±$50kHighest 15% above U.S. |
| Springfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 31% below U.S. |
$950±$495Lowest 33% below U.S. |
$1,096±$217Highest 22% below U.S. |
| Springfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 46% above U.S. |
$4,284Lowest 37% above U.S. |
$5,946Highest 91% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
16.7%±100Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
25.9%±64.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Brookfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% U.S.: 12.5% |
27.2%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
3.4%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
94%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
90.7% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1974Lowest 6 yrs older than U.S. |
1985Highest 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 38% above U.S. |
26 minLowest about the U.S. average |
34 min 30% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
16.7%±11.6 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Brookfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — | — |
| High school in town | None in town | — | — |
| On TownTapestry | |||
| 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.