North SpringfieldVT
The town, settled in 1832, counts 427 residents.
Is North Springfield a good place to live?
North Springfield’s midpoint age is 60.7 years, where Vermont’s towns sit at 43.7 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. No town among the 72 in Vermont we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than North Springfield. North Springfield’s trail density is 2.8 miles per square mile, against 0.6 in Vermont’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. North Springfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
427 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to North Springfield: who provides what
North Springfield is unincorporated, so Windsor County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 3, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in North Springfield.
About one in three of North Springfield’s working residents commute to Springfield
Most working residents leave North Springfield for work: only 6% work in town. Since 2013, North Springfield has added 107 jobs, to 523 in 2023. The average trip to work here is 29 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 11 miles away.
| North Springfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.3% | 16% | 8% |
| Median household income | $69,000 | $80,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The climate in North Springfield brings snowy winters and pleasant summers
North Springfield’s midsummer high is 82°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The biggest natural risk in North Springfield is inland flooding, at a low overall level
FEMA puts 69% of North Springfield’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 6% to cold waves. Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 62% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
North Springfield stands out in Vermont and nationally: a smaller share of its adults binge drink
North Springfield does better than the Vermont average on 2 of 31 CDC measures and worse on 17. Among 72 Vermont towns, just one has a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than North Springfield. 32% of adults sleep under 7 hours here.
| North Springfield | Vermont towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 16% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 27% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 13% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 75% | 76% | 79% |
| What stands out | North Springfield | VT |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 13.4% | 16.6% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 80.5% | 76.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 9.6% | 6.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of Vermont and the rest of the country, less of North Springfield is conserved land
3.4 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in North Springfield sells for about $362K
88% of North Springfield households live in a home they own.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Mount Monadnock and 32 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around North Springfield. Close and well known come first.
39 mi MountainMount Monadnock
24 mi Ski areaKillington Resort184 runs · 3,031 ft vertical
12 mi Ski areaOkemo Mountain119 runs · 2,165 ft vertical
32 mi Ski areaMount Snow119 runs · 1,648 ft vertical
25 mi Ski areaStratton Mountain Resort106 runs · 1,899 ft vertical
22 mi Ski areaBromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain67 runs · 1,297 ft verticalPhoto credits
Mount Monadnock: Jonwmcinenrey, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Killington Resort: NHRHS2010, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Okemo Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0 · Mount Snow: William J Sisti from Morristown, NJ, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Stratton Mountain Resort: Rudi Riet from Washington, DC, United States, CC BY-SA 2.0 · Bromley Mountain Ski Resort;Bromley Mountain: Jrclark (talk), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Everything we know about North Springfield
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of North Springfield
About 0 of every 100 North Springfield residents are enrolled in college, against 7 across Vermont.
Every workday, about 503 people come to North Springfield for work
Where North Springfield’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About North Springfield
Census-designated place in Vermont, United States
North Springfield is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the town of Springfield, Windsor County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, North Springfield had a population of 694. It lies at an altitude of 495 feet (151 m). A post office has been operated in North Springfield since 1832. Black River Produce, a major food processor and distributor, is headquartered in the village. It is the location of the Stellafane Observatory, which is a National Historic Landmark.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 495 ft
- ZIP code
- 05150
Questions about North Springfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is North Springfield, VT a good place to live?
North Springfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.