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Bellows Falls vs Braintree vs White River Junction
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against Vermont.
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Braintree has the most homeowners (81%).
White River Junction has grown the fastest since 2010 (+10.8%).
What matters to you?
Pick a few. We’ll pull those rows to the top and mark which town comes out ahead on each. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.
| Measure | Bellows Falls | Braintree | White River Junction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
1,026Lowest |
3,364Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.1% VT: +2.8% |
+10.8%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
58.4±2.4Highest 35% above VT |
33.7±3.2Lowest 22% below VT |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.3%±3.2Lowest VT: 17.9% |
17.1%±5 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7 VT: 21.4% |
33.2%±3.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
12.5%±3.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
30.9% VT: 43.8% |
38.9%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.8%±1.3 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$79,803±$5kHighest about the VT average |
$77,168±$4k 5% below VT |
| Braintree and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$217,700±$28k 31% below VT |
$278,800±$78kHighest 12% below VT |
| White River Junction and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$840±$405Lowest 32% below VT |
$1,222±$216Highest about the VT average |
| White River Junction and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448 12% below VT |
$3,908Lowest 22% below VT |
$5,651Highest 12% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
43.4%±29.4 VT: 48.4% |
42.9%±17.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Braintree are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Below poverty line | 25.1%Highest VT: 10.1% |
11.1%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
12.1% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7% VT: 73.2% |
81%Highest VT: 73.2% |
43.9%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1963 13 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 14% below VT |
26 minHighest 11% above VT |
15 minLowest 35% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
19%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
15.7%±5.8 VT: 16.9% |
| Braintree and White River Junction are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | — |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — |
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| Old photos in Our Story | None yet | None yet | None yet |
VT average · Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates 2020–2024; 2010 & 2020 decennial census; NCES Common Core of Data. “±” is the Census margin of error. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. School rank compares math and reading proficiency against the state average.