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Bellows Falls vs Guildhall 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 shortest commute (20 min average).
Guildhall has the highest household income ($115k).
Windsor has the most affordable homes ($170k median).
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 | Guildhall | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Highest |
371Lowest |
2,060 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
— | +3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
42.6±7.8 about the VT average |
44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
| Windsor and Guildhall 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% |
22.6%±7.5Highest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8Lowest VT: 17.9% |
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7Lowest VT: 21.4% |
26.1%±5.5 VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest VT: 21.4% |
| Windsor and Guildhall 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% |
33.9% VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
1.1%±3.1Lowest VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4 VT: 7% |
| Cost of living | |||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2k 31% below VT |
$115,000±$46kHighest 42% above VT |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
$321,200±$62kHighest about the VT average |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Highest 16% below VT |
$850±$717Lowest 31% below VT |
$1,002±$107 19% below VT |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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 |
$4,625 8% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
75%±100Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Guildhall and Bellows Falls 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% |
11.9% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
93.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1958Highest 18 yrs older than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
25 minHighest 7% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Highest VT: 16.9% |
2.3%±2.2Lowest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7 VT: 16.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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 |
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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.