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Springport vs Westminster vs Ledyard
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Springport has the most affordable homes ($185k median).
Westminster has the most people working from home (27%).
Ledyard has the youngest population (median age 31).
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 | Springport | Westminster | Ledyard |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,352 |
2,999Highest |
1,811Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -5.9% U.S.: +7.4% |
-5.1%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
-12.2%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 49.4±7.1 27% above U.S. |
53.5±3.7Highest 38% above U.S. |
31±6.9Lowest 20% below U.S. |
| Westminster and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 21.9%±5.3Highest U.S.: 22% |
18.2%±4.7 U.S.: 22% |
16%±3.4Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Springport and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 25.6%±2.2 U.S.: 17.2% |
27.6%±6.8Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
18.8%±2.4Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Westminster and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 35.4%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
46.3%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
42.5% U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 1.7%±0.6Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
4.4%±3.1 U.S.: 6.4% |
24.6%±2.9Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $86,042±$26k 7% above U.S. |
$71,491±$4kLowest 11% below U.S. |
$86,731±$12kHighest 7% above U.S. |
| Ledyard and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $184,700±$39kLowest 44% below U.S. |
$273,800±$35kHighest 18% below U.S. |
$249,200±$22k 25% below U.S. |
| Westminster and Ledyard are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,067±$109 24% below U.S. |
$916±$126Lowest 35% below U.S. |
$1,276±$317Highest 10% below U.S. |
| Ledyard and Springport are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $3,725Lowest 19% above U.S. |
$4,063Highest 30% above U.S. |
$3,864 24% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 22.6%±14 U.S.: 51.1% |
49.2%±7.5Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
7.1%±18.4Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Below poverty line | 3.8%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
8.8% U.S.: 12.5% |
14.9%Highest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.5% U.S.: 65.2% |
88.2%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
76.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1967 13 yrs older than U.S. |
1980Highest same as U.S. |
1959Lowest 21 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 23 min 14% below U.S. |
24 minHighest 10% below U.S. |
20 minLowest 23% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 11.1%±5.1 U.S.: 15.1% |
27%±6.6Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
6.4%±2.5Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
| Schools | |||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | #53 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | UNION SPRINGS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT | Bellows Falls Union High School District #27 · Westminster School District | — |
| High school in town | UNION SPRINGS HIGH SCHOOL | Bellows Falls Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | 10.9Highest |
10.6Lowest |
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U.S. 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.