Compare towns
Kirby vs Springfield vs St. Johnsbury
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).
Springfield has the highest household income ($67k).
St. Johnsbury has the shortest commute (20 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 | Kirby | Springfield | St. Johnsbury |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 756Lowest |
9,084Highest |
7,368 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 38.8±7.1Lowest 10% below VT |
43.2±3.7Highest about the VT average |
42.8±3.8 about the VT average |
| Springfield and St. Johnsbury 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% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21%±2.9 VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 19.2%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
21.1%±3.6 VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and St. Johnsbury 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% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 4.6%±3.1 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
5.6%±2.2Highest VT: 7% |
| St. Johnsbury and Kirby 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 |
$66,571±$13kHighest 18% below VT |
$57,738±$9k 29% below VT |
| Springfield and St. Johnsbury 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 |
$192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
$177,700±$17kLowest 44% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,250±$326Highest about the VT average |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
$914±$44Lowest 26% 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 |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$3,916Lowest 22% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
48%±11 VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and St. Johnsbury 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% |
14.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
16.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 93.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7% VT: 73.2% |
59.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985Highest 9 yrs newer than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1944Lowest 32 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 43% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
20 minLowest 17% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.6%±9.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
17.6%±4.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Kirby and St. Johnsbury 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 | #60 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.