Compare towns
Mendon vs Newport vs Springfield
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Mendon has grown the fastest since 2010 (+8.5%).
Newport has the most renters (42.4% rent).
Springfield has the most kids (18.6% under 18).
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 | Mendon | Newport | Springfield |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,113Lowest |
4,394 |
9,084Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +8.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9% VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 53.4±10.5Highest 24% above VT |
46.4±4.3 8% above VT |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
| Mendon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 14.6%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Mendon are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 29%±1.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±4.7 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Mendon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 49.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
25.1% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 3.1%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Mendon and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,524±$23kHighest 24% above VT |
$54,646±$12kLowest 33% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
| Mendon and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $357,000±$44kHighest 13% above VT |
$179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
$192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,230±$651Highest about the VT average |
$850±$49Lowest 31% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
| Mendon and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,342Highest 6% above VT |
$4,036Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 88.6%±42.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.2%±15.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
| Mendon and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
23%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 92.2%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
67.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1977Highest 1 yr newer than VT |
1966 10 yrs older than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 17 min 28% below VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
| Work from home | 22.5%±8.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±8.3 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Mendon and Newport 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 | — | #63 of 70 in VT | #64 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District |
| High school in town | — | North Country Union High School | Springfield High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 10.7Lowest |
14.3Highest |
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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.