Compare towns
Crown Point vs Springfield vs Schroon
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Crown Point has the highest household income ($83k).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Schroon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+13.7%).
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 | Crown Point | Springfield | Schroon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,984 |
9,084Highest |
1,897Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-3.3%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+13.7%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.9±5.7 28% above U.S. |
43.2±3.7Lowest 11% above U.S. |
54±9.9Highest 39% above U.S. |
| Schroon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 11.7%±3.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
18.6%±3.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
15.4%±5.1 U.S.: 22% |
| Springfield and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 24.2%±4 U.S.: 17.2% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
30.6%±4.7Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Schroon and Crown Point are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 14%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
23.3% U.S.: 35.7% |
37.2%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.4%±1.4Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
2.4%±1.7Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $82,813±$25kHighest about the U.S. average |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below U.S. |
$69,955±$10k 13% below U.S. |
| Crown Point and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $157,900±$21kLowest 53% below U.S. |
$192,400±$20k 42% below U.S. |
$272,800±$21kHighest 18% below U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,625±$960Highest 15% above U.S. |
$963±$100 32% below U.S. |
$516±$33Lowest 63% below U.S. |
| Crown Point and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $2,393Lowest 23% below U.S. |
$4,807Highest 54% above U.S. |
$3,291 6% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 14.8%±92.1Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
49.6%±15.6Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
45.6%±36.9 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Springfield and Schroon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.9%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
14.8%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
7.7% U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.3%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
67.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
87.1% U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1958Lowest 22 yrs older than U.S. |
1971 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 min about the U.S. average |
27 minHighest 3% above U.S. |
17 minLowest 36% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 5.2%±3.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
15.1%±5.5 U.S.: 15.1% |
33.7%±16.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schroon 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 | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — |
| High school 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.