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Huron vs Kendall vs Springfield

Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..

What stands out worked out from the figures below

Huron has the most expensive homes ($233k median).
Kendall has the most kids (24.5% under 18).
Springfield has the most people working from home (15.1%).

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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.

MeasureHuronKendallSpringfield
People
Population
2,240Lowest
2,591
9,084Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-11.6%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.9%
U.S.: +7.4%
-3.3%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
39.2±3.8Lowest
about the U.S. average
40.1±6.6
3% above U.S.
43.2±3.7Highest
11% above U.S.
Springfield and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
19.9%±4.6
U.S.: 22%
24.5%±4.7Highest
U.S.: 22%
18.6%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Kendall and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
21.1%±2.8
U.S.: 17.2%
18.7%±4.2Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.6%±3.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
Springfield and Huron are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+
26%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
22.7%Lowest
U.S.: 35.7%
23.3%
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
0.8%±0.7Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.5%±1.7Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.3%±1.4
U.S.: 6.4%
Kendall and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Cost of living
Household incomemedian
$90,000±$10kHighest
11% above U.S.
$87,734±$14k
9% above U.S.
$66,571±$13kLowest
18% below U.S.
Huron and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$233,000±$21kHighest
30% below U.S.
$191,200±$28kLowest
43% below U.S.
$192,400±$20k
42% below U.S.
Huron and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,233±$778Highest
13% below U.S.
$850±$314Lowest
40% below U.S.
$963±$100
32% below U.S.
Huron and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,145Lowest
33% above U.S.
$4,328
39% above U.S.
$4,807Highest
54% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
57.7%±50.5Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
51.5%±36.6
U.S.: 51.1%
49.6%±15.6Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Huron and Kendall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Below poverty line
24.1%Highest
U.S.: 12.5%
6.9%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
14.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
83%
U.S.: 65.2%
88.5%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
67.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1960Highest
20 yrs older than U.S.
1960Highest
20 yrs older than U.S.
1958Lowest
22 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
28 min
5% above U.S.
28 minHighest
7% above U.S.
27 minLowest
3% above U.S.
Work from home
8%±3.8
U.S.: 15.1%
3.1%±2.7Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
15.1%±5.5Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Springfield and Huron 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 — #46 of 484 in NY #64 of 70 in VT
School district — KENDALL CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District
High school in town — KENDALL JUNIOR-SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL Springfield High School
Students per teacherat that high school —
9.4Lowest
14.3Highest
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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.