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Windham vs Springfield vs Corinth
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Windham has the most expensive homes ($354k median).
Springfield has the most renters (32.3% rent).
Corinth has the most people working from home (23%).
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 | Windham | Springfield | Corinth |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
9,084Highest |
1,539 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+6.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4 about the VT average |
43.2±3.7Lowest about the VT average |
48.4±9.6Highest 12% above VT |
| Corinth and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 17.5%±7.9 VT: 17.9% |
18.6%±3.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
16.8%±4.6Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Springfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.2%±8.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7 VT: 21.4% |
27.3%±3.5Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Corinth and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 48.1%Highest VT: 43.8% |
23.3%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
29.3% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4Highest VT: 7% |
1.2%±0.9 VT: 7% |
| Springfield and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $94,500±$12kHighest 16% above VT |
$66,571±$13kLowest 18% below VT |
$89,167±$29k 10% above VT |
| Windham and Corinth are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $353,900±$20kHighest 12% above VT |
$192,400±$20kLowest 39% below VT |
$213,800±$34k 32% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,267±$510Highest about the VT average |
| Corinth and Springfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $5,951Highest 18% above VT |
$4,807 5% below VT |
$3,584Lowest 29% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
17.9%±29.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Springfield and Windham are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 9.9%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
12.4% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9% VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
88.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 minLowest 14% above VT |
27 min 16% above VT |
35 minHighest 49% above VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6 VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5Lowest VT: 16.9% |
23%±10.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Corinth 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 | — |
| 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.