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Bellows Falls vs Elmore vs Worcester
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).
Elmore has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.6%).
Worcester has the most people working from home (23.6%).
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 | Elmore | Worcester |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Highest |
964 |
831Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+3.6%Highest VT: +2.8% |
-3.4% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
45±3.5 4% above VT |
47±2.7Highest 9% above VT |
| Worcester 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% |
23.4%±9.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
12.8%±3.9Lowest 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%±5.7Highest VT: 21.4% |
14.6%±2.6Lowest VT: 21.4% |
19.5%±2.5 VT: 21.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Worcester 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% |
47.8% VT: 43.8% |
53%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.3%±1.1Lowest VT: 7% |
6.9%±4.7 VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Worcester 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 |
$98,750±$24kHighest 22% above VT |
$73,833±$18k 9% below VT |
| Elmore and Worcester 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 |
$315,800±$47kHighest about the VT average |
$271,100±$27k 14% below VT |
| Elmore and Worcester 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 |
$1,225±$263Highest about the VT average |
$1,023±$136Lowest 17% below VT |
| Elmore and Bellows Falls are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher. | |||
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448 12% below VT |
$5,066Highest about the VT average |
$4,421Lowest 12% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.8%±65.8 VT: 48.4% |
25.5%±37Lowest 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% |
3.3%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
5.9% VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
92.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
85.9% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1978Highest 2 yrs newer than VT |
1976 same as VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
29 minHighest 25% above VT |
29 min 22% above VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
9.4%±4.3 VT: 16.9% |
23.6%±4.8Highest VT: 16.9% |
| Schools | |||
| School district | — | Elmore-Morristown Unified Union School District #90 | Washington Central Unified Union School District #92 |
| 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.