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Westminster vs Springfield vs Brookline
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Westminster has the most kids (28.4% under 18).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Brookline has the most homeowners (84.9%).
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 | Westminster | Springfield | Brookline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 497Lowest |
9,084Highest |
531 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 43.3±11.5 about the VT average |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
45.1±2.7Highest 5% above VT |
| Brookline and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 28.4%±7.1Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Lowest VT: 17.9% |
20%±6 VT: 17.9% |
| Westminster and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 19.7%±11.4 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
19.6%±4.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Westminster are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 45.4%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
41.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 2.2%±3.5Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3.2%±1.6Highest VT: 7% |
| Brookline and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $81,000±$22kHighest about the VT average |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
$80,833±$16k about the VT average |
| Westminster and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $313,600±$39kHighest about the VT average |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$290,700±$37k 8% below VT |
| Westminster and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $749±$315Lowest 39% below VT |
$963±$100 22% below VT |
$1,732±$232Highest 40% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,480Lowest 11% below VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$5,000Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 6.1%±43.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
47.8%±94.7 VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Brookline are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 2.2%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
6.2% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 80.1% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
84.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1958 18 yrs older than VT |
1975Highest 1 yr older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 30 minHighest 26% above VT |
27 minLowest 16% above VT |
28 min 21% above VT |
| Work from home | 23.1%±15.9Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
20.6%±5.2 VT: 16.9% |
| Westminster and Brookline 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 | #53 of 70 in VT | #64 of 70 in VT | — |
| School district | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Springfield High School | — |
| 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.