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Springfield vs Harvard vs Wilmot
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($384k median).
Harvard has the most people working from home (44.8%).
Wilmot has the most renters (16.6% 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 | Springfield | Harvard | Wilmot |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 1,122Lowest |
6,927Highest |
1,487 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -4%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
+3.6% U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 51.4±8.8 32% above U.S. |
44.1±4.7Lowest 13% above U.S. |
53±2.4Highest 36% above U.S. |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 15.1%±8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
21.1%±4.5Highest U.S.: 22% |
17.1%±3.2 U.S.: 22% |
| Harvard and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.8%±1.6 U.S.: 17.2% |
16.3%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
24.3%±4.6Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Wilmot and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 36.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
62%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
58.7% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0%±1.5Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
3.8%±1.5Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
3%±3.4 U.S.: 6.4% |
| Harvard and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $100,893±$19kLowest 25% above U.S. |
$213,996±$24kHighest 165% above U.S. |
$117,759±$15k 46% above U.S. |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $384,100±$50kLowest 15% above U.S. |
$833,600±$54kHighest 151% above U.S. |
$399,600±$43k 20% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,096±$217Lowest 22% below U.S. |
$1,321±$424Highest 7% below U.S. |
$1,125±$289 20% below U.S. |
| Harvard and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,946Lowest 91% above U.S. |
$10,000+Highest at least 221% above U.S. |
$6,651 113% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 25.9%±64.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
72.5%±51.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
41.1%±41.8 U.S.: 51.1% |
| Harvard and Wilmot are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 3.4% U.S.: 12.5% |
4.5%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
2.3%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 90.7%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
89.4% U.S.: 65.2% |
83.4%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1985 5 yrs newer than U.S. |
1975Lowest 5 yrs older than U.S. |
1988Highest 8 yrs newer than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 34 minHighest 30% above U.S. |
32 minLowest 20% above U.S. |
33 min 23% above U.S. |
| Work from home | 16.7%±11.6Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
44.8%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
18.9%±3.8 U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #12 of 282 in MA | — |
| School district | — | Harvard | — |
| High school in town | — | The Bromfield High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 11.0 |
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U.S. 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.