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Newport vs Springfield vs Bellows Falls
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Newport has the shortest commute (15 min average).
Springfield has the highest household income ($67k).
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% 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 | Newport | Springfield | Bellows Falls |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 4,394 |
9,084Highest |
2,891Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -2.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3% VT: +2.8% |
-12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 46.4±4.3Highest 8% above VT |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
| Newport and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.8%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
| Newport and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 25.1% VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
27.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $54,646±$12kLowest 33% below VT |
$66,571±$13kHighest 18% below VT |
$56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
| Springfield and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
$192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
$195,600±$35kHighest 38% below VT |
| Bellows Falls and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $850±$49Lowest 31% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
$1,038±$109Highest 16% below VT |
| Bellows Falls and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,036Lowest 20% below VT |
$4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$4,448 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 48.2%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.9%±16.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 23% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 57.6% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1966Highest 10 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 15 minLowest 38% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
20 min 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 16.8%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Newport 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 | #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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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.