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Springfield is a small town of 4,237 people in Windsor County, Vermont. It's about 57 miles from Manchester, NH and 99 miles from Boston, MA, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 30°F, with about 81 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $147k and rent runs about $818 a month.
4,237people
$147kTypical home
$818/moRent
83° / 30°Summer / winter
81"Snow
203Sunny days
136Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,237
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,268 people per sq mi
- 99 mi to Boston, MA
- 57 mi to Manchester, NH
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $147k (≈$928/mo)
- Median rent $818/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 30°F
- Somewhat humid summers (dew point 59°F)
- 203 sunny days a year (52 totally clear)
- 162 cloudy days a year
- 49 of 90 winter days are gray
- 136 days a year with rain or snow
- 81" of snow a year
- 22 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 41 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (209 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,188 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 29% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LEB airport
- 77 mi to ALB (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1952
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 397 ft
- 88 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 119 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 30 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 40% of Vermont districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 24 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Windsor County: D+36 in 2024
- Vermont: D+32 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- Very low drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk