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Brookfield vs Springfield vs Worcester
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brookfield has the highest household income ($99k).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k 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 | Springfield | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,486 |
9,084Highest |
831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
47±2.7Highest 9% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Brookfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.3% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Worcester and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $98,500±$23kHighest 21% above VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
| Brookfield and Worcester are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $975±$306 21% below VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,023±$136Highest 17% below VT |
| Worcester and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,560 10% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 30.4%±27.8 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.3% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 87.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
85.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975 1 yr older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 37 minHighest 55% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
29 min 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Brookfield and Worcester 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 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | None in town | Springfield High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 14.3 |
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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.