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North Bennington vs Springfield vs Windsor
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
North Bennington has the most expensive homes ($313k median).
Springfield has the most homeowners (67.7%).
Windsor has the most renters (48.4% rent).
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 | North Bennington | Springfield | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,336Lowest |
9,084Highest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | +4.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.5% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.9±10 about the VT average |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
| Windsor and North Bennington are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 10.4%±2.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Windsor and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 31.9%±8.1Highest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8 VT: 21.4% |
| North Bennington and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 41.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 21.6%±6.5Highest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $68,571±$10kHighest 16% below VT |
$66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| North Bennington and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,000±$40kHighest about the VT average |
$192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,447±$278Highest 17% above VT |
$963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,590Highest 11% above VT |
$4,807Lowest 5% below VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 53.7%±26.9Highest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| North Bennington and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 7.4%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 61.4% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1957 19 yrs older than VT |
1958Highest 18 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 18 minLowest 24% below VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 17.3%±7.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| North Bennington 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 | #61 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.