Moving to Springfield: Pros, Cons & What to Know
Moving to Springfield means settling in a real, historic Vermont town with a genuinely distinctive industrial legacy and an active, current economic reinvention.
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Learn moreA real, historic "Precision Valley" legacy
Springfield's machine-tool industry was so strategically significant during World War II that the U.S. government ranked the town the seventh most important bombing target in the country -- a real, striking historical fact.
An honest, disclosed industrial decline
That industry has since declined sharply -- the original Jones & Lamson factory building has been demolished -- and this record discloses that honestly rather than implying an ongoing present-day industry.
A real, current reinvention
The Black River Innovation Campus anchors Springfield's current, active pivot toward remote work and technology -- PC Mag ranked Springfield #8 nationally for Best Work-From-Home Cities.
Key takeaways
- Springfield's real, historic "Precision Valley" machine-tool legacy is genuine and historically significant.
- That industry has substantially declined, honestly disclosed rather than glossed over.
- The Black River Innovation Campus anchors a real, current remote-work/tech-economy pivot.
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