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Springfield vs Sandgate vs Troy
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).
Sandgate has the most people working from home (34.6%).
Troy has the highest household income ($88k).
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 | Sandgate | Troy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
435Lowest |
1,749 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
55.7±5.4Highest 29% above VT |
44.5±5.7 3% above VT |
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
13.1%±7.5Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Troy 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%±11.3Highest VT: 21.4% |
17.7%±3Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Sandgate 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% |
37.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.2%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±2.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
| Troy 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 |
$69,167±$19k 15% below VT |
$87,938±$11kHighest 8% above VT |
| Troy and Sandgate 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 |
$193,800±$31k 39% below VT |
$233,200±$21kHighest 26% below VT |
| Troy and Sandgate 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 |
— | $646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
| Springfield and Troy 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 |
$2,778Lowest 45% below VT |
$3,644 28% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3 VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Troy 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% |
9.7% VT: 10.1% |
8.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1959 17 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
24 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
34.6%±32.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Sandgate 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 | — | — |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — | Troy School District |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | — | None in town |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3 |
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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.