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Bellows Falls vs Hartford 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 kids (22.6% under 18).
Hartford has grown the fastest since 2010 (+7.4%).
Windsor has the oldest population (median age 44.8).
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 | Hartford | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891Lowest |
10,736Highest |
3,554 |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
+7.4%Highest VT: +2.8% |
+0.2% VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
43.2±3.9 about the VT average |
44.8±6.5Highest 4% above VT |
| Windsor and Hartford 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% |
18%±3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
19.5%±5.2 VT: 17.9% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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% |
22.5%±3.3Lowest 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%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
47.6%Highest VT: 43.8% |
39.7% VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
4.9%±1.7 VT: 7% |
0.7%±0.8Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Hartford 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 |
$78,125±$7kHighest 4% below VT |
$52,484±$11kLowest 35% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35kLowest 38% below VT |
$304,500±$26kHighest 4% below VT |
$207,500±$31k 34% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109 16% below VT |
$1,218±$118Highest about the VT average |
$1,026±$89Lowest 17% below VT |
| Hartford and Bellows Falls 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 |
$5,773Highest 15% above VT |
$5,209 3% above VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8 VT: 48.4% |
44.6%±12.7Highest VT: 48.4% |
31.5%±17Lowest VT: 48.4% |
| Hartford 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% |
11.1% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
67.8%Highest VT: 73.2% |
57.8% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1979Highest 3 yrs newer than VT |
1945 31 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 min 14% below VT |
18 minLowest 22% below VT |
23 minHighest 3% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3Lowest VT: 16.9% |
13.9%±3.5Highest VT: 16.9% |
10.3%±5 VT: 16.9% |
| Hartford 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 | — | #34 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Hartford School District | — |
| High school in town | — | Hartford High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.6 |
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| Old photos in Our Story | 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.