Compare towns
Springfield vs Windham vs Sheffield vs Weathersfield
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).
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Sheffield has the most affordable homes ($172k median).
Weathersfield has the most people working from home (26.2%).
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 | Windham | Sheffield | Weathersfield |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 9,084Highest |
594 |
573Lowest |
2,856 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | -3% VT: +2.8% |
+0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
42±8Lowest about the VT average |
48.3±5.4Highest 12% above VT |
| Weathersfield and Windham 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% |
17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±6.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
22%±6Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Weathersfield 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% |
23.2%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
19.2%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
25.4%±5.8Highest 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% |
48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
27.1% VT: 43.8% |
37.2% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
5.9%±4.7 VT: 7% |
8.8%±3.8Highest VT: 7% |
| Weathersfield and Sheffield 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 |
$94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$58,333±$26kLowest 28% below VT |
$83,095±$12k about the VT average |
| Windham and Weathersfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $192,400±$20k 39% below VT |
$353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$171,900±$50kLowest 46% below VT |
$252,700±$50k 20% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
— | $967±$79 22% below VT |
$1,401±$61Highest 14% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,807 5% below VT |
$5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$2,123Lowest 58% below VT |
$4,540 10% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 49.6%±15.6 VT: 48.4% |
41.2%±94Lowest VT: 48.4% |
61.5%±41.2 VT: 48.4% |
80.3%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
| Weathersfield and Sheffield 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% |
9.9% VT: 10.1% |
6.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
8.8% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.9% VT: 73.2% |
83.7% VT: 73.2% |
89.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1982 6 yrs newer than VT |
1987Highest 11 yrs newer than VT |
1978 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 16% above VT |
27 min 14% above VT |
30 minHighest 28% above VT |
22 minLowest 8% below VT |
| Work from home | 15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
6.1%±2.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
26.2%±14.1Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Weathersfield and Windham 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 | — | Kingdom East Unified Union School District #64 | Weathersfield School District |
| 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.