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Springfield vs Berlin vs Newark
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Berlin has the shortest commute (21 min average).
Newark has grown the fastest since 2010 (+0.5%).
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 | Berlin | Newark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
2,880 |
727Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
50.6±2.4Highest 17% above VT |
41.4±6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±3Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Newark and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
26.8%±4.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.9%±5.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Berlin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
28.5% VT: 43.8% |
41%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3.9%±2.9Highest VT: 7% |
0.6%±0.6Lowest VT: 7% |
| Berlin and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
$86,691±$21kHighest 7% above VT |
$72,929±$7k 10% below VT |
| Berlin and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$273,600±$31kHighest 14% below VT |
$229,900±$23k 27% below VT |
| Berlin and Newark are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,169±$171 5% below VT |
$1,708±$97Highest 38% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$4,418 12% below VT |
$3,771Lowest 25% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
41%±19.9 VT: 48.4% |
7.1%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Berlin are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 14.8% VT: 10.1% |
10.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
22.4%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
90.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
21 minLowest 10% below VT |
34 minHighest 44% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
11.7%±3.8Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.8%±8.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Newark 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 | #16 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | None in town | 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.