Compare towns
Ira vs Springfield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Ira has the most homeowners (90.7%).
Springfield has the most people working from home (15.1%).
Windsor has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Ira | Springfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 381Lowest |
9,084Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 54.1±5.5Highest 26% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
44.8±6.5 4% above VT |
| Ira and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.5%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 28.9%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.7%±6.9Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 37.1% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
39.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.4%±3.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Ira and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $71,827±$5kHighest 12% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Ira and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $272,900±$18kHighest 14% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $942±$52Lowest 24% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
$1,026±$89Highest 17% below VT |
| Windsor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,146Lowest 18% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$5,209Highest 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 36.4%±100 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Ira are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.4% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7% VT: 73.2% |
57.8%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1945Lowest 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 28 minHighest 20% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
23 minLowest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Windsor 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 | #61 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.