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Springfield vs Williamstown 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 oldest housing (typical home built 1958).
Williamstown has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.7%).
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 | Williamstown | Newport |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
3,579Lowest |
4,394 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.7%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.9% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
42±5Lowest about the VT average |
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%±3.4 VT: 17.9% |
19.9%±5.2Highest VT: 17.9% |
13.2%±3.9Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Williamstown 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% |
17%±3.9Lowest 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% VT: 43.8% |
17.6%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
25.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
4.8%±3.2Highest VT: 7% |
2.8%±1.5 VT: 7% |
| Williamstown 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±$13k 18% below VT |
$94,418±$10kHighest 16% above VT |
$54,646±$12kLowest 33% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
$234,900±$24kHighest 26% below VT |
$179,400±$11kLowest 43% below VT |
| Williamstown and Springfield 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 |
$1,659±$189Highest 34% above VT |
$850±$49Lowest 31% below VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807Highest 5% below VT |
$3,841Lowest 24% below VT |
$4,036 20% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
83.7%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
48.2%±15.8Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
8.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
23%Highest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7% VT: 73.2% |
90.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.6%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1986Highest 10 yrs newer than VT |
1966 10 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minHighest 16% above VT |
23 min about the VT average |
15 minLowest 38% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±6.6Lowest 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 | #47 of 70 in VT | #63 of 70 in VT |
| School district | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Paine Mountain Union School District #68 | Newport City School District · North Country Union High School District |
| High school in town | Springfield High School | Williamstown Middle/High School | North Country Union High School |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 14.3Highest |
9.5Lowest |
10.7 |
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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.