Compare towns
Kirby vs Ryegate vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Kirby has the most expensive homes ($303k median).
Ryegate has the oldest housing (typical home built 1949).
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 | Kirby | Ryegate | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
1,059 |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
41.2±2.6 4% below VT |
43.2±3.7Highest about the VT average |
| Springfield and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 30%±5.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Kirby and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 32.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
29.1% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Kirby and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,792±$21kLowest 33% below VT |
$66,484±$15k 18% below VT |
$66,571±$13kHighest 18% below VT |
| Springfield and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $302,900±$63kHighest 4% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
| Kirby and Ryegate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
| Kirby and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,597 9% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 21.3%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby 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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| 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.