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Bellows Falls vs Coventry vs Orange
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).
Coventry has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.3%).
Orange has the most people working from home (13.5%).
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 | Coventry | Orange |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Highest |
917Lowest |
957 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+1.3%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-2.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
45.2±5.2 5% above VT |
50.3±5.3Highest 17% above VT |
| Orange and Coventry 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% |
20.2%±4.1 VT: 17.9% |
15.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
22.5%±3.3 VT: 21.4% |
19.4%±4Lowest VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Highest VT: 43.8% |
21.7%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
22.1% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
3.7%±3.5 VT: 7% |
2.4%±1.9Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Coventry 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 |
$59,342±$3k 27% below VT |
$71,302±$13kHighest 12% below VT |
| Orange and Coventry 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 |
$197,900±$55k 37% below VT |
$222,000±$22kHighest 30% below VT |
| Orange and Coventry 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 |
$755±$108Lowest 39% below VT |
$1,330±$153Highest 8% above VT |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Highest 12% below VT |
$2,375Lowest 53% below VT |
$3,545 30% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
1.5%±27.7 VT: 48.4% |
0%±87Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Coventry 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% |
19.6% VT: 10.1% |
7.6%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
82.8% VT: 73.2% |
87.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1993Highest 17 yrs newer than VT |
1981 5 yrs newer than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
36 minHighest 53% above VT |
28 min 19% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
8.6%±3.7 VT: 16.9% |
13.5%±4.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Orange and Coventry are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Coventry School District | Echo Valley Community Union School District #67 |
| 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.