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Brooks vs Springfield vs Knox
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Brooks has the shortest commute (25 min average).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Knox has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.6%).
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 | Brooks | Springfield | Knox |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,208 |
9,084Highest |
825Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -6.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.3% U.S.: +7.4% |
+0.6%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 45.9±6.6Highest 18% above U.S. |
43.2±3.7 11% above U.S. |
41.1±7.9Lowest 6% above U.S. |
| Brooks and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.1%±4.2 U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
13.9%±4.6Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Springfield and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 17%±3.1Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±3.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
17.3%±2.9 U.S.: 17.2% |
| Springfield and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
26% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±3.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.6%±2.6 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Brooks and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $59,130±$10kLowest 27% below U.S. |
$66,571±$13kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$64,821±$9k 20% below U.S. |
| Springfield and Knox are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $196,700±$33kHighest 41% below U.S. |
$192,400±$20k 42% below U.S. |
$159,600±$26kLowest 52% below U.S. |
| Brooks and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,116±$112 21% below U.S. |
$963±$100Lowest 32% below U.S. |
$1,375±$47Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,096 33% below U.S. |
$4,807Highest 54% above U.S. |
$1,610Lowest 48% below U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 18%±17.3 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.6%±15.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
11.3%±31.5Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Springfield and Brooks are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 19.1%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
8.6%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 74.6% U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
80.1%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1986Highest 6 yrs newer than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 25 minLowest 5% below U.S. |
27 min 3% above U.S. |
30 minHighest 13% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 14.5%±2.9 U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±5.5Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
12.3%±7.4Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Springfield and Brooks 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 | RSU 03/MSAD 03 | 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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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.