Compare towns
Groton vs Newark vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Groton has the highest household income ($77k).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
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 | Groton | Newark | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 967 |
727Lowest |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 45.7±5.8Highest 6% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
| Groton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.3%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.5%±3 VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 38.1% VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 7.5%±5.7Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Groton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $77,250±$14kHighest 5% below VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
| Groton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $243,000±$70kHighest 23% below VT |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Groton and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $288±$151Lowest 77% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,659Lowest 27% below VT |
$3,771 25% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 12.5%±72.9 VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Groton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 6.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 94.4%Highest VT: 73.2% |
90.8% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 min 29% above VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 12.3%±7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Newark 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 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | 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.