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Springfield vs Orleans vs Newport
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 highest household income ($67k).
Orleans has the most affordable homes ($156k median).
Newport has the shortest commute (15 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 | Orleans | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
809Lowest |
4,394 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3% VT: +2.8% |
-3.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
41.7±5.8Lowest 3% below VT |
46.4±4.3Highest 8% above VT |
| Newport and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
17.9%±4.5 VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Orleans 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% |
19.7%±3.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.8%±4.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Newport 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% |
24.8% VT: 43.8% |
25.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
3.7%±2.1Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Orleans and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $66,571±$13kHighest 18% below VT |
$57,159±$10k 30% below VT |
$54,646±$12kLowest 33% below VT |
| Springfield and Orleans are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,400±$20kHighest 39% below VT |
$156,300±$18kLowest 51% below VT |
$179,400±$11k 43% below VT |
| Springfield and Newport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$100Highest 22% below VT |
$810±$94Lowest 34% below VT |
$850±$49 31% below VT |
| Springfield and Newport 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 |
$3,019Lowest 40% below VT |
$4,036 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
27.3%±17.2Lowest VT: 48.4% |
48.2%±15.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Newport 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% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
23%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
64.1% VT: 73.2% |
57.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1966Highest 10 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
31 minHighest 33% above VT |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
8.3%±3.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
16.8%±8.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Newport 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 | — | #63 of 70 in VT |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | — | North Country Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
— | 10.7Lowest |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | None yet | None yet |
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.