Compare towns
Springfield vs Corinth vs Highgate vs Swanton
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).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
Swanton has the shortest commute (23 min average).
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 | Corinth | Highgate | Swanton |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
1,539Lowest |
3,528 |
6,820 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+4.3% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
43.7±5.5 about the VT average |
| Corinth and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6 VT: 17.9% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20.7%±4.7Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Swanton 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% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.2%±5.2 VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth 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% VT: 43.8% |
29.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
23.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9Lowest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
3%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Swanton and Highgate 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 |
$89,167±$29kHighest 10% above VT |
$81,017±$14k about the VT average |
$81,371±$14k about the VT average |
| Corinth and Swanton 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 |
$213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
$280,500±$21k 11% below VT |
$285,100±$35kHighest 10% below VT |
| Swanton and Highgate are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$100 22% below VT |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
$895±$691Lowest 27% below VT |
$1,257±$133 about the VT average |
| Corinth and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$3,584 29% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,449 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3 VT: 48.4% |
32.7%±14.2 VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Swanton are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Below poverty line | 14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
8.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
13% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
80.7% VT: 73.2% |
77.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
31 min 32% above VT |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2 VT: 16.9% |
8.1%±3.6Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | #27 of 70 in VT |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
— | 9.8Lowest |
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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.