Compare towns
Bellows Falls vs Cornwall vs Windsor vs St. Albans
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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Cornwall has the most people working from home (24.4%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
St. Albans has the youngest population (median age 38.7).
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 | Cornwall | Windsor | St. Albans |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||||
| People | ||||
| Population | 2,891 |
1,208Lowest |
2,060 |
6,954Highest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.9% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-0.6% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7 4% below VT |
50.4±4.6Highest 17% above VT |
44.6±12.3 3% above VT |
38.7±2Lowest 10% below VT |
| Cornwall and Windsor are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4Highest VT: 17.9% |
18.7%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 VT: 17.9% |
20.5%±3.7 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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% |
25.7%±6.1 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
13.9%±2.5Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Cornwall 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% |
54.7%Highest VT: 43.8% |
40% VT: 43.8% |
31.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
2.7%±1.6 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Cornwall are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | ||||
| Cost of living | ||||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
$114,583±$32kHighest 41% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
$57,980±$7k 29% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
$458,000±$49kHighest 45% above VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
$263,400±$18k 17% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,125±$206 9% below VT |
$1,002±$107Lowest 19% below VT |
$1,150±$78Highest 7% below VT |
| St. Albans and Cornwall 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 |
$6,726Highest 33% above VT |
$4,878 3% below VT |
$4,436Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
61.9%±65.5Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
51.8%±11.8 VT: 48.4% |
| Cornwall and St. Albans 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% |
0.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
7.8% VT: 10.1% |
19.5% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | ||||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7% VT: 73.2% |
94.3%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6% VT: 73.2% |
49%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1976Highest same as VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | ||||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
24 minHighest about the VT average |
22 min 6% below VT |
23 min 4% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
24.4%±6.6Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
12.1%±3.5 VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | ||||
| Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading | — | — | #61 of 70 in VT | #46 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Addison Central Unified Union School District #55 | — | Maple Run Unified Union School District #57 |
| High school in town | — | None in town | — | Bellows Free Academy (St. Albans) |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | — | — | 11.4 |
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| Old photos in History | None yet | 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.