Compare towns
Bellows Falls vs Brookfield vs Elmore
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 renters (49.3% rent).
Brookfield has the most people working from home (27.3%).
Elmore has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
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 | Brookfield | Elmore |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Highest |
1,486 |
964Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-3.7% VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
47±5.9Highest 9% above VT |
45±3.5 4% above VT |
| Brookfield and Elmore are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4 VT: 17.9% |
18.8%±4.1Lowest VT: 17.9% |
23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
| Elmore and Bellows Falls 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% |
29.7%±6.4Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Brookfield and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
45.3% VT: 43.8% |
47.8%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.2%±2.4 VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Brookfield are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% below VT |
$98,500±$23k 21% above VT |
$98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
| Elmore and Brookfield 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 |
$339,300±$15kHighest 7% above VT |
$315,800±$47k about the VT average |
| Brookfield and Elmore 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 |
$975±$306Lowest 21% below VT |
$1,225±$263Highest about the VT average |
| Elmore and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Lowest 12% below VT |
$4,560 10% below VT |
$5,066Highest about the VT average |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.4%±27.8Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.8%±65.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Elmore 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% |
6.3% VT: 10.1% |
3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
87.9% VT: 73.2% |
92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1975 1 yr older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
37 minHighest 55% above VT |
29 min 25% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
27.3%±10.4Highest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Orange Southwest Unified Union School District #59 | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | None in town |
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| Old photos in History | 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.