Norwich vs Springfield

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

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

Springfield has the higher population (3,882 vs 1,081 in Norwich). Norwich has the higher median household income ($167,625 vs $44,375 in Springfield). Norwich has the higher median home value ($642,200 vs $138,400 in Springfield).

Population, income & housing

	Norwich	Springfield
Population	1,081	3,882
Median age	38.8 yrs	42.5 yrs
Median household income	$167,625	$44,375
Median home value	$642,200	$138,400
Median gross rent	$1,750	$726
Housing units	368	2,102
Homeownership rate	60.9%	50.2%
Bachelor's degree or higher	90.7%	22.4%
Unemployment rate	2.5%	3.6%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Norwich	Springfield
Population	592 → 1,081 (+82.6%)	3,793 → 3,882 (+2.3%)
Median household income	$115,375 → $167,625 (+45.3%)	$37,273 → $44,375 (+19.1%)
Median home value	$431,400 → $642,200 (+48.9%)	$133,900 → $138,400 (+3.4%)
Median gross rent	$1,075 → $1,750 (+62.8%)	$846 → $726 (-14.2%)

Norwich

Population

5921,081

Median household income

$115,375$167,625

Median home value

$431,400$642,200

Median gross rent

$1,075$1,750

Springfield

Population

3,7933,882

Median household income

$37,273$44,375

Median home value

$133,900$138,400

Median gross rent

$846$726

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Norwich	Springfield
Under 5	2.5%	6.6%
5 to 17	30.1%	12.0%
18 to 24	10.9%	10.1%
25 to 34	5.3%	13.0%
35 to 44	9.6%	10.5%
45 to 54	19.4%	13.7%
55 to 64	12.2%	15.5%
65 to 74	3.6%	11.0%
75 and over	6.4%	7.4%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Norwich	Springfield
White (non-Hispanic)	79.0%	93.0%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.6%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	5.9%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	14.1%	4.2%
Hispanic or Latino	1.0%	2.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Norwich	Springfield
No high school diploma	0.0%	9.3%
High school graduate	5.6%	39.1%
Some college or associate's	3.8%	29.3%
Bachelor's degree	41.7%	17.7%
Graduate or professional degree	48.9%	4.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Norwich	Springfield
Drove alone	56.3%	79.7%
Carpooled	6.6%	9.7%
Public transit	0.0%	0.9%
Walked	7.0%	3.3%
Bicycle	12.7%	0.0%
Worked from home	12.9%	2.9%
Other means	4.4%	3.5%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Norwich	Springfield
1-unit, detached	91.6%	49.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	6.5%	24.5%
5 to 19 units	1.9%	9.6%
20 or more units	0.0%	15.6%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	1.4%

Poverty & households

	Norwich	Springfield
Poverty rate	8.4%	19.4%
Average household size	3.13	2.14
Mean commute (minutes)	18	25
Median year structure built	1966	1953