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Bellows Falls vs Highgate 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).
Highgate has the most people working from home (14.9%).
Windsor has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.5%).
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 | Highgate | Windsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| Your priorities | |||
| People | |||
| Population | 2,891 |
3,528Highest |
2,060Lowest |
| Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census | -12.7%Lowest VT: +2.8% |
-1.8% VT: +2.8% |
+3.5%Highest VT: +2.8% |
| Median age | 41.3±6.7Lowest 4% below VT |
44±7.4 about the VT average |
44.6±12.3Highest 3% above VT |
| Windsor and Highgate 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% |
15.8%±5.3Lowest VT: 17.9% |
21.1%±8.8 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% |
22.2%±5.2Lowest VT: 21.4% |
29.2%±8Highest 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% |
19.5%Lowest VT: 43.8% |
40%Highest VT: 43.8% |
| Enrolled in collegeshare of residents | 8.2%±4.3Highest VT: 7% |
2.6%±2.1 VT: 7% |
1.2%±1.4Lowest VT: 7% |
| Bellows Falls and Highgate 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 |
$81,017±$14kHighest about the VT average |
$51,197±$4kLowest 37% below VT |
| Home valuemedian, owner-occupied | $195,600±$35k 38% below VT |
$280,500±$21kHighest 11% below VT |
$170,300±$22kLowest 46% below VT |
| Rentmedian gross, monthly | $1,038±$109Highest 16% below VT |
$895±$691Lowest 27% 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 | $4,448 12% below VT |
$3,558Lowest 29% below VT |
$4,878Highest 3% below VT |
| Renters paying 30%+of income on rent | 43.9%±16.8Highest VT: 48.4% |
30.5%±11.3Lowest VT: 48.4% |
31.4%±20 VT: 48.4% |
| Bellows Falls and Windsor 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% |
8.1% VT: 10.1% |
7.8%Lowest VT: 10.1% |
| Housing | |||
| Homeownersof occupied homes | 50.7%Lowest VT: 73.2% |
80.7%Highest VT: 73.2% |
51.6% VT: 73.2% |
| Typical home builtmedian year | 1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
1980Highest 4 yrs newer than VT |
1938Lowest 38 yrs older than VT |
| Getting to work | |||
| Average commuteone way | 20 minLowest 14% below VT |
31 minHighest 32% above VT |
22 min 6% below VT |
| Work from home | 6.9%±5.3 VT: 16.9% |
14.9%±7.2Highest VT: 16.9% |
6.6%±4.7Lowest VT: 16.9% |
| Highgate 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 | — | #43 of 70 in VT | #61 of 70 in VT |
| School district | — | Missisquoi Valley School District #89 | — |
| High school in town | — | Missisquoi Valley Union High School | — |
| Students per teacherat that high school | — | 9.8 |
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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.