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Springfield vs Orange vs Ryegate
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).
Orange has the oldest population (median age 50.3).
Ryegate has grown the fastest since 2010 (-0.8%).
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 | Orange | Ryegate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
957Lowest |
1,059 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2% VT: +2.8% |
-0.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
50.3±5.3Highest 17% above VT |
41.2±2.6Lowest 4% below VT |
| Orange and Springfield 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% |
15.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.2%±4.6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Ryegate and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
22.1%±1.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Ryegate 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% |
22.1%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9Highest VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,571±$13k 18% below VT |
$71,302±$13kHighest 12% below VT |
$66,484±$15kLowest 18% below VT |
| Orange and Springfield 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 |
$222,000±$22kHighest 30% below VT |
$219,300±$32k 31% below VT |
| Orange and Ryegate 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 |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
$908±$236Lowest 26% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
$3,472Lowest 31% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
55.9%±29.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Ryegate and Springfield 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% |
7.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
84.7% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1981Highest 5 yrs newer than VT |
1949Lowest 27 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 16% above VT |
28 minHighest 19% above VT |
28 min 18% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
8.2%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Orange 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 | — | — |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 | — |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | 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.