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Holland vs Springfield vs Norton
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Holland has the most kids (23.9% under 18).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Norton has the most people working from home (25.5%).
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 | Holland | Springfield | Norton |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 790 |
9,084Highest |
108Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 41.8±3.9Lowest 3% below VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
53.8±6.7Highest 25% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 23.9%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
13%±21.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Holland and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 20.1%±3.8Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
31.5%±15.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Norton and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 6.8%±4.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.6%±10.7 VT: 7% |
| Holland and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $60,729±$16kLowest 25% below VT |
$66,571±$13kHighest 18% below VT |
$65,625±$23k 19% below VT |
| Springfield and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $209,400±$44kHighest 34% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$200,000±$32k 37% below VT |
| Holland and Norton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,330±$69Highest 8% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
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| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,463 31% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$2,769Lowest 45% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 73.5%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Lowest VT: 48.4% |
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| Holland and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 13.9% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
13%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 72% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
100%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1974 2 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 26 minLowest 9% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
39 minHighest 68% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.3%±6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
25.5%±18Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Norton 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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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.