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Springfield vs Troy vs Williamstown
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).
Troy has the most kids (21.4% under 18).
Williamstown has the highest household income ($94k).
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 | Troy | Williamstown |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
1,749Lowest |
3,579 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6% VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
44.5±5.7Highest 3% above VT |
42±5Lowest about the VT average |
| Troy and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.4%±3.9Highest VT: 17.9% |
19.9%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Troy and Williamstown 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% |
17.7%±3 VT: 21.4% |
17%±3.9Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Troy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 23.3%Highest VT: 43.8% |
20.2% VT: 43.8% |
17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.4 VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
| Williamstown and Troy 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 |
$87,938±$11k 8% above VT |
$94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
| Williamstown and Troy 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 |
$233,200±$21k 26% below VT |
$234,900±$24kHighest 26% below VT |
| Williamstown and Troy 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 |
$646±$323Lowest 48% below VT |
$1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$3,644Lowest 28% below VT |
$3,841 24% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
30.8%±26.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Williamstown 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% |
8.6% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
86.6% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1980 4 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
24 min about the VT average |
23 minLowest about the VT average |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
7.8%±2.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±6.6 VT: 16.9% |
| Springfield and Williamstown 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 | — | #47 of 70 in VT |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Troy School District | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | None in town | Williamstown Middle/High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
— | 9.5Lowest |
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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.