Compare towns
Newark vs Springfield vs Windham vs Halifax
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newark has the most homeowners (90.8%).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Halifax has the most people working from home (29.9%).
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 | Newark | Springfield | Windham | Halifax |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 727 |
9,084Highest |
594Lowest |
847 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +0.5% VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +5.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.4±6 4% below VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
40.6±13.1Lowest 6% below VT |
| Windham and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22%±3 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
17.5%±7.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
25.4%±5.3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Halifax and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Age 65+ | 19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
22.6%±7.2 VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
44.9% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Springfield and Halifax are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$63,889±$7kLowest 21% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$267,500±$21k 16% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
— | $875±$154Lowest 29% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,991 about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
57.1%±73.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Halifax and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
14.8% VT: 10.1% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1968 8 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 44% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
27 minLowest 14% above VT |
33 min 38% above VT |
| Work from home | 13.8%±8.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
29.9%±11.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Halifax and Windham 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 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — | Halifax School District |
| High school in town | None in town | Springfield High School | — | None in town |
| 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.