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Bellows Falls vs Hampton Beach
Cost, people, housing, commute and schools, side by side, each benchmarked against the U.S..
What stands out worked out from the figures below
Bellows Falls has the most kids (22.6% under 18).
Hampton Beach has the most people working from home (26.9%).
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 | Hampton Beach |
|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | ||
| People | ||
| Population | 2,891Highest |
2,605Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest U.S.: +7.4% |
+14.2%Highest U.S.: +7.4% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 6% above U.S. |
60.4±2.4Highest 55% above U.S. |
| Kids under 18 | 22.6%±6.4Highest U.S.: 22% |
3.1%±2.8Lowest U.S.: 22% |
| Age 65+ | 23.7%±5.7Lowest U.S.: 17.2% |
33.7%±4.1Highest U.S.: 17.2% |
| Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ | 27.5%Lowest U.S.: 35.7% |
34%Highest U.S.: 35.7% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest U.S.: 6.4% |
0.6%±0.7Lowest U.S.: 6.4% |
| Cost of living | ||
| Household incomemedian | $56,086±$2kLowest 31% below U.S. |
$82,557±$17kHighest about the U.S. average |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 41% below U.S. |
$508,900±$76kHighest 53% above U.S. |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Lowest 27% below U.S. |
$1,375±$130Highest about the U.S. average |
| Property taxmedian, yearly | $4,448Lowest 43% above U.S. |
$6,115Highest 96% above U.S. |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Lowest U.S.: 51.1% |
61.7%±20.2Highest U.S.: 51.1% |
| Hampton Beach 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 U.S.: 12.5% |
8.2%Lowest U.S.: 12.5% |
| Housing | ||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest U.S.: 65.2% |
62.9%Highest U.S.: 65.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 42 yrs older than U.S. |
1971Highest 9 yrs older than U.S. |
| Getting to work | ||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 24% below U.S. |
25 minHighest 4% below U.S. |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest U.S.: 15.1% |
26.9%±6.1Highest U.S.: 15.1% |
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U.S. 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.