COMPARING TWO PLACES
Northfield vs Gardner
PLACE A
Northfield, Vermont
VS
PLACE B
Gardner, Massachusetts
Northfield is 82% smaller than Gardner. Gardner earns more, with a median household income $6,729 higher. Northfield has grown faster since 2000 (79% vs 5%).
NORTHFIELDGARDNERDIFFERENCE
Total population3,76621,483−82% vs Gardner
Population density1,548974+574
Population growth78.8%5.2%+73.6 pts
Median age30.143.7−13.6
Male56.0%51.7%+4.3 pts
Female44.0%48.3%−4.3 pts
Foreign-born2.2%7.9%−5.7 pts
White, non-Hispanic87.0%77.6%+9.3 pts
Black0.9%4.0%−3.1 pts
Hispanic / Latino2.6%10.7%−8.1 pts
Asian1.1%2.4%−1.3 pts
Other8.5%5.2%+3.3 pts
Median household income$60,789$67,518−$6,729
Per capita income$29,202$37,215−$8,013
Poverty rate17.4%13.7%+3.7 pts
Income inequality (Gini)0.4190.453−0.0
Bachelor's degree or higher30.6%23.8%+6.8 pts
Graduate degree15.2%8.0%+7.2 pts
Unemployment rate3.1%7.0%−3.9 pts
Labor force participation58.0%58.8%−0.8 pts
Median home value$241,400$301,600−$60,200
Median gross rent$997$1,109−$112
Owner-occupied56.6%58.9%−2.3 pts
Housing vacancy rate14.7%5.8%+8.9 pts
Rent-burdened households58.8%47.4%+11.4 pts
Average commute25.630.5−4.9
Worked from home10.8%13.3%−2.5 pts
Public transit to work0.6%1.7%−1.1 pts
Uninsured3.5%2.8%+0.7 pts
Population, 1990 – 2024