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Castleton 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
Castleton has the shortest commute (19 min average).
Roxbury has the most kids (30.6% under 18).
Springfield has the most people working from home (15.1%).
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 | Castleton | Roxbury | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,453 |
942Lowest |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.5%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.3±4.3 11% below VT |
35.6±11.7Lowest 17% below VT |
43.2±3.7Highest about the VT average |
| Springfield and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.8%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
30.6%±5Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 20.7%±4.6 VT: 21.4% |
18.7%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.9% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 19.3%±1.8Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $73,854±$23kHighest 9% below VT |
$73,214±$22k 10% below VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
| Castleton and Roxbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $224,800±$71k 29% below VT |
$242,600±$55kHighest 23% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Roxbury and Castleton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,137±$195Highest 8% below VT |
$950±$495Lowest 23% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
| Castleton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,167Lowest 37% below VT |
$4,284 15% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 67.7%±21.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
16.7%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Castleton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 12.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
27.2%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 79% VT: 73.2% |
94%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1974Highest 2 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 19 minLowest 17% below VT |
26 min 12% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.2%±3.9 VT: 16.9% |
5.2%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Castleton 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 | #39 of 70 in VT | — | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | Slate Valley Unified Union School District #62 | — | 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.