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Windham vs Springfield vs Vernon
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 people working from home (20.5%).
Springfield has the most affordable homes ($192k median).
Vernon has the shortest commute (20 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 | Windham | Springfield | Vernon |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 594Lowest |
9,084Highest |
2,709 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | — | -3.3%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 44.2±7.4Highest about the VT average |
43.2±3.7 about the VT average |
42.6±5.4Lowest about the VT average |
| Windham and Springfield 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% |
15.1%±3.6Lowest 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%±8.1 VT: 21.4% |
23.6%±3.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.8%±2.1Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Springfield and Windham 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% |
26.6% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 0.8%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
2.3%±1.4 VT: 7% |
3%±1.7Highest VT: 7% |
| Vernon and Springfield 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 |
$85,682±$9k 6% above VT |
| Windham and Vernon 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 |
$285,100±$25k 10% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | — | $963±$100Lowest 22% below VT |
$1,023±$214Highest 17% below VT |
| Vernon 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 |
$4,807Lowest 5% below VT |
$5,191 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 41.2%±94 VT: 48.4% |
49.6%±15.6Highest VT: 48.4% |
26.2%±3.7Lowest 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% VT: 10.1% |
14.8%Highest VT: 10.1% |
5.5%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 82.9%Highest VT: 73.2% |
67.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
76.2% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1982Highest 6 yrs newer than VT |
1958Lowest 18 yrs older than VT |
1979 3 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 27 min 14% above VT |
27 minHighest 16% above VT |
20 minLowest 14% below VT |
| Work from home | 20.5%±5.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.1%±5.5 VT: 16.9% |
6.4%±3.1Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Windham 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 | #30 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | River Valley Technical Center · Springfield School District | Vernon School District |
| High school in town | — | Springfield High School | 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.