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Springfield vs Weathersfield vs Middlesex
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).
Weathersfield has the shortest commute (22 min average).
Middlesex has grown the fastest since 2010 (+2.8%).
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 | Weathersfield | Middlesex |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
2,856 |
1,943Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+0.6% VT: +2.8% |
+2.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
48.3±5.4Highest 12% above VT |
44.4±3.9 3% above VT |
| Weathersfield and Middlesex 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% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.3%±3.1 VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield and Middlesex 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% |
25.4%±5.8Highest VT: 21.4% |
20.6%±3.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
37.2% VT: 43.8% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
5.2%±2.6 VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield and Middlesex 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 |
$83,095±$12k about the VT average |
$109,632±$13kHighest 35% above VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
$376,300±$40kHighest 19% above VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
$1,333±$359 8% above VT |
| Weathersfield and Middlesex are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807 5% below VT |
$4,540Lowest 10% below VT |
$6,483Highest 29% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
0%±100Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
3.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
89.9% VT: 73.2% |
96.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
27 minHighest 17% above VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1 VT: 16.9% |
28.4%±10.7Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Middlesex and Weathersfield 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 | #21 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Weathersfield School District | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | None in town | 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.