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Bellows Falls vs Eden vs Windsor

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).
Eden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+1.1%).
Windsor has the most people working from home (10.3%).

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.

MeasureBellows FallsEdenWindsor
People
Population
2,891
1,351Lowest
3,554Highest
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-12.7%Lowest
VT: +2.8%
+1.1%Highest
VT: +2.8%
+0.2%
VT: +2.8%
Median age
41.3±6.7
4% below VT
37.7±1.9Lowest
13% below VT
44.8±6.5Highest
4% above VT
Windsor and Bellows Falls 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%
20.4%±4.3
VT: 17.9%
19.5%±5.2Lowest
VT: 17.9%
Bellows Falls and Eden 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%
11.6%±3.2Lowest
VT: 21.4%
29.7%±6.9Highest
VT: 21.4%
Windsor 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%
VT: 43.8%
17.4%Lowest
VT: 43.8%
39.7%Highest
VT: 43.8%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8.2%±4.3Highest
VT: 7%
4.1%±3.8
VT: 7%
0.7%±0.8Lowest
VT: 7%
Bellows Falls and Eden 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
$83,578±$8kHighest
about the VT average
$52,484±$11kLowest
35% below VT
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$195,600±$35kLowest
38% below VT
$215,900±$27kHighest
32% below VT
$207,500±$31k
34% below VT
Eden and Windsor 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
$1,300±$441Highest
5% above VT
$1,026±$89Lowest
17% below VT
Eden 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
$3,313Lowest
34% below VT
$5,209Highest
3% above VT
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.9%±16.8Highest
VT: 48.4%
34.3%±39
VT: 48.4%
31.5%±17Lowest
VT: 48.4%
Bellows Falls and Eden 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%
6.1%Lowest
VT: 10.1%
7.8%
VT: 10.1%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
50.7%Lowest
VT: 73.2%
77.4%Highest
VT: 73.2%
57.8%
VT: 73.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
38 yrs older than VT
1991Highest
15 yrs newer than VT
1945
31 yrs older than VT
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
20 minLowest
14% below VT
38 minHighest
63% above VT
23 min
3% below VT
Work from home
6.9%±5.3
VT: 16.9%
5.6%±4Lowest
VT: 16.9%
10.3%±5Highest
VT: 16.9%
Windsor and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
Public school scoresrank in state, math + reading — — #61 of 70 in VT
School district — Lamoille North Modified Union School District #058A —
High school in town — None in town —
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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.