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Bellows Falls vs Leyden vs Warwick

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).
Leyden has grown the fastest since 2010 (+3.2%).
Warwick has the most people working from home (22.4%).

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.

MeasureBellows FallsLeydenWarwick
People
Population
2,891Highest
637Lowest
776
Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census
-12.7%Lowest
U.S.: +7.4%
+3.2%Highest
U.S.: +7.4%
0%
U.S.: +7.4%
Median age
41.3±6.7Lowest
6% above U.S.
53.2±8.2Highest
37% above U.S.
51.4±7.3
32% above U.S.
Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Kids under 18
22.6%±6.4Highest
U.S.: 22%
13.8%±3.6
U.S.: 22%
9.9%±3.4Lowest
U.S.: 22%
Bellows Falls and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Age 65+
23.7%±5.7
U.S.: 17.2%
28.6%±2.7Highest
U.S.: 17.2%
23.2%±3.3Lowest
U.S.: 17.2%
Leyden 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
U.S.: 35.7%
40%
U.S.: 35.7%
40.5%Highest
U.S.: 35.7%
Enrolled in collegeshare of residents
8.2%±4.3Highest
U.S.: 6.4%
0.5%±2.3Lowest
U.S.: 6.4%
2.4%±2.1
U.S.: 6.4%
Bellows Falls and Warwick 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 U.S.
$105,893±$13kHighest
31% above U.S.
$93,333±$22k
16% above U.S.
Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Home valuemedian, owner-occupied
$195,600±$35kLowest
41% below U.S.
$372,900±$24kHighest
12% above U.S.
$349,400±$34k
5% above U.S.
Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Rentmedian gross, monthly
$1,038±$109Lowest
27% below U.S.
$1,917±$451Highest
36% above U.S.
$1,367±$163
3% below U.S.
Leyden and Warwick are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Property taxmedian, yearly
$4,448
43% above U.S.
$4,651Highest
49% above U.S.
$4,380Lowest
40% above U.S.
Renters paying 30%+of income on rent
43.9%±16.8Highest
U.S.: 51.1%
42.9%±100
U.S.: 51.1%
33.3%±57.3Lowest
U.S.: 51.1%
Bellows Falls and Leyden 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%
10.8%
U.S.: 12.5%
5%Lowest
U.S.: 12.5%
Housing
Homeownersof occupied homes
50.7%Lowest
U.S.: 65.2%
93.4%Highest
U.S.: 65.2%
89%
U.S.: 65.2%
Typical home builtmedian year
1938Lowest
42 yrs older than U.S.
1976Highest
4 yrs older than U.S.
1974
6 yrs older than U.S.
Getting to work
Average commuteone way
20 minLowest
24% below U.S.
33 min
23% above U.S.
40 minHighest
52% above U.S.
Work from home
6.9%±5.3Lowest
U.S.: 15.1%
11%±5
U.S.: 15.1%
22.4%±6.9Highest
U.S.: 15.1%
Warwick and Leyden are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.
Schools
School district — — Warwick
High school in town — — None in town
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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.