Compare towns
Maidstone vs Springfield vs Mount Tabor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Maidstone has the most people working from home (24.5%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Mount Tabor has the oldest housing (typical home built 1946).
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 | Maidstone | Springfield | Mount Tabor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 241Lowest |
9,084Highest |
304 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.3% VT: +2.8% |
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| Median age | 61.3±8.2Highest 42% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
57.8±10.6 34% above VT |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 12.4%±11.8 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
10.2%±6.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 39.4%±3.9 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
42.4%±18.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Mount Tabor and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 28.9% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
34.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.3%±3.4Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.6%±4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Maidstone and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $85,833±$32kHighest 6% above VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
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| Maidstone and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $438,200±$81kHighest 38% above VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$420,500±$76k 33% above VT |
| Maidstone and Mount Tabor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$2,143±$367Highest 74% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,914Lowest 22% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$5,233Highest 4% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Maidstone are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 97.5%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.3% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1971Highest 5 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1946Lowest 30 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 29 min 25% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
46 minHighest 94% above VT |
| Work from home | 24.5%±15.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
10.4%±8.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Maidstone 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.