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Hancock vs Salisbury vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Hancock has the youngest population (median age 33.8).
Salisbury has the most expensive homes ($307k median).
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 | Hancock | Salisbury | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 435Lowest |
1,200 |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | +7.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 33.8±11.6Lowest 22% below VT |
50.6±6.5Highest 17% above VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
| Salisbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.2%±5.8 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
30.4%±2.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 34.3% VT: 43.8% |
34.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.7%±3.6Highest VT: 7% |
1.6%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Hancock and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $76,250±$34k 6% below VT |
$99,688±$21kHighest 23% above VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
| Salisbury and Hancock are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $187,900±$11kLowest 41% below VT |
$306,900±$51kHighest 3% below VT |
$192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $939±$19Lowest 24% below VT |
$1,443±$984Highest 17% above VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
| Salisbury and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,511Lowest 30% below VT |
$4,842Highest 4% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 3.5%±16.9Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.9%±22.6 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Salisbury are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 5.6% VT: 10.1% |
4.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 59.5%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1972Highest 4 yrs older than VT |
1967 9 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 17% above VT |
19 minLowest 20% below VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 11.7%±5 VT: 16.9% |
6%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Hancock 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 | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | 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.