North Springfield vs Rochester

A side-by-side comparison of North Springfield and Rochester: population, income, housing, and more.

North Springfield and Rochester are places in Vermont. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

North Springfield has the higher population (432 vs 335 in Rochester). North Springfield has the higher median household income ($67,290 vs $36,932 in Rochester). Rochester has the higher median home value ($251,500 vs $163,000 in North Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	North Springfield	Rochester
Population	432	335
Median age	60.5 yrs	56.8 yrs
Median household income	$67,290	$36,932
Median home value	$163,000	$251,500
Median gross rent	—	$919
Housing units	314	193
Homeownership rate	100.0%	60.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	17.8%	32.1%
Unemployment rate	0.0%	12.9%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	North Springfield	Rochester
Population	644 → 432 (-32.9%)	263 → 335 (+27.4%)
Median household income	$32,137 → $67,290 (+109.4%)	$39,196 → $36,932 (-5.8%)
Median home value	$133,800 → $163,000 (+21.8%)	$192,100 → $251,500 (+30.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$692 → $919 (+32.8%)

North Springfield

Population

644432

Median household income

$32,137$67,290

Median home value

$133,800$163,000

Rochester

Population

263335

Median household income

$39,196$36,932

Median home value

$192,100$251,500

Median gross rent

$692$919

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	North Springfield	Rochester
Under 5	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 17	0.0%	6.9%
18 to 24	4.9%	11.3%
25 to 34	13.4%	5.7%
35 to 44	12.3%	16.7%
45 to 54	0.0%	5.4%
55 to 64	36.6%	13.4%
65 to 74	22.2%	11.9%
75 and over	10.6%	28.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	North Springfield	Rochester
White (non-Hispanic)	88.7%	93.4%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	2.4%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	3.3%
Hispanic or Latino	11.3%	0.9%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	North Springfield	Rochester
No high school diploma	6.8%	4.0%
High school graduate	54.7%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	20.7%	24.8%
Bachelor's degree	16.1%	18.2%
Graduate or professional degree	1.7%	13.9%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	North Springfield	Rochester
Drove alone	68.8%	46.7%
Carpooled	0.0%	0.0%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	42.5%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	31.2%	10.8%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	North Springfield	Rochester
1-unit, detached	80.6%	54.4%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	4.7%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	15.5%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	25.4%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	19.4%	0.0%

Poverty & households

	North Springfield	Rochester
Poverty rate	0.0%	13.7%
Average household size	1.92	1.84
Mean commute (minutes)	19	21
Median year structure built	1991	1938