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Greensboro vs Springfield vs Wheelock
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Greensboro has grown the fastest since 2010 (+6.4%).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Wheelock has the most people working from home (21.1%).
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 | Greensboro | Springfield | Wheelock |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 633Lowest |
9,084Highest |
717 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3% VT: +2.8% |
-6.4%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.8±5.1Highest 27% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
51±5.6 18% above VT |
| Greensboro and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.6%±5.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±3.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Wheelock and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 37.1%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.4%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Greensboro and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 56.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±2.6Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.8%±2.3 VT: 7% |
| Greensboro and Wheelock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $91,750±$18kHighest 13% above VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$64,792±$20kLowest 20% below VT |
| Greensboro and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $392,400±$59kHighest 24% above VT |
$192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
$189,600±$37kLowest 40% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,113±$58Highest 10% below VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
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| Greensboro and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,786Highest 15% above VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$2,937Lowest 42% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 27.5%±49.4 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Greensboro are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
8.7% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 81.3% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
97.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1973 3 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1989Highest 13 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 32 minHighest 36% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
28 min 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 14%±5.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
21.1%±16Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Wheelock 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 | Mountain View Union Elementary School District #94 | 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.