Compare towns
Coventry vs Springfield vs Windham vs Vershire
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Coventry has the most kids (20.2% under 18).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Vershire has the oldest population (median age 45.7).
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 | Coventry | Springfield | Windham | Vershire |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 917 |
9,084Highest |
594Lowest |
842 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3% VT: +2.8% |
— | -7.9%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
45.7±9.3Highest 6% above VT |
| Vershire and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 20.2%±4.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.1%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
| Coventry and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
23.3% VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
31.8% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Vershire and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $59,342±$3kLowest 27% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$71,618±$12k 12% below VT |
| Windham and Vershire are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$209,100±$55k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
— | $1,117±$80Highest 9% below VT |
| Vershire and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,640 8% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 1.5%±27.7Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
77.8%±24.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Vershire and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 19.6%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.8% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
81.5% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1985 9 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 36 minHighest 53% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
32 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 8.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
12.3%±4.1 VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 | — | #64 of 70 in VT | — | — |
| School district | Coventry School District | 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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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.